by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Calvin University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Calvin University was awarded 39 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Calvin is ranked #408 out of 3,449 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
Calvin also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
The acceptance rate at Calvin University is 71%. That’s higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you’ll need good grades and to be able to show that Calvin is a good fit for you.
About 39% of students accepted to Calvin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 533 and 670.
Calvin received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.
The student to faculty ratio at Calvin University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Calvin University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Calvin University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That’s certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Calvin for first-time, full-time students is 77%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Calvin University.
In the current academic year, there are 2,921 undergraduates at Calvin.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Calvin University.
The typical net cost at Calvin is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Calvin
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,249 | $17,974 | $21,973 | $23,732 | $28,027 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Calvin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Calvin, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $6,517 a year. That adds up to $26,068 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you’ll be able to pay back your student loans. Get more details about paying for Calvin University.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Calvin University with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $58,375 in their early years. That’s great news for Calvin University students since it is 19% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
Calvin University is an private not-for-profit institution situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of Calvin University.
Get in touch with Calvin University can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3201 Burton Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
| Phone: | 6165266000 |
| Website: | www.calvin.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/calvincollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/calvincollege |
In the latest year of available data, students from 23 majors graduated from Calvin University. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 934 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 74 | $54,275 |
| Nursing | 66 | $58,498 |
| General Engineering | 62 | $62,088 |
| Pastoral Specialized Ministries | 56 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 44 | $37,553 |
| General Psychology | 41 | $28,469 |
| General Biology | 38 | $20,716 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 37 | $37,528 |
| Marketing | 35 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
160 students took at least one online class at Calvin University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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