Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI
3201 Burton Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616-526-6000

Calvin University, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a private, Christian university founded in 1876. The university is named after John Calvin, a 16th-century Protestant reformer. Calvin University is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church and has an enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. The university offers a liberal arts education and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the United States. Calvin University is also home to a number of research centers and institutes, including the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship and the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 3307

Acceptance Rate: 73.21%

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.calvin.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.calvin.edu/finaid/

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $52606

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $52606

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Calvin University is $193362.75. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Calvin University. For graduates of Calvin University, we saw an average early-career income of $53400.00 and mid-career income of $98600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.