2020 College Rankings for Calvin College by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2020 Rankings For Calvin College

Women's Volleyball (ranked 6 out of 377)
Most Focused for Foreign Languages & Linguistics (ranked 30 out of 940)
Most Focused for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (ranked 20 out of 575)
Best Value for Philosophy & Religious Studies (ranked 9 out of 235)
Men's Soccer (ranked 15 out of 379)

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All 2020 Rankings For Calvin College

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	273 of 1727
Great Lakes	42 of 268
Michigan	7 of 43

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	209 of 1483
Great Lakes	49 of 227
Michigan	14 of 40

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	374 of 1483
Great Lakes	68 of 227
Michigan	17 of 40

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	333 of 1483
Great Lakes	57 of 227
Michigan	13 of 40

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	423 of 2179
Ethnic	1665 of 2417
Male / Female	415 of 2417
Location	328 of 2182

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
Christian Reformed Church	1 of 2

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	483 of 508
Most Focused	476 of 508

Area Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	334 of 359
Most Focused	321 of 359
Highest Paid Grads	214 of 250

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	244 of 824
Best Value	116 of 808
Most Popular	342 of 1422
Most Focused	400 of 1422
Highest Paid Grads	446 of 890

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	131 of 237
Best Value	43 of 233
Most Popular	58 of 574
Most Focused	20 of 575
Highest Paid Grads	266 of 357

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	334 of 820
Best Value	217 of 803
Most Popular	547 of 1379
Most Focused	780 of 1379
Highest Paid Grads	514 of 846

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	475 of 848
Best Value	481 of 810
Most Popular	733 of 1931
Most Focused	1464 of 1931
Highest Paid Grads	360 of 901

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	146 of 621
Best Value	90 of 601
Most Popular	391 of 1282
Most Focused	472 of 1282
Highest Paid Grads	113 of 647

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	446 of 744
Best Value	490 of 711
Most Popular	541 of 1667
Most Focused	965 of 1667
Highest Paid Grads	176 of 724

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Most Popular	232 of 345
Most Focused	266 of 345
Highest Paid Grads	97 of 201

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

	better worse
Most Popular	155 of 171
Most Focused	154 of 171

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	296 of 600
Best Value	255 of 587
Most Popular	557 of 1210
Most Focused	788 of 1210
Highest Paid Grads	476 of 713

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	266 of 523
Best Value	235 of 508
Most Popular	605 of 1022
Most Focused	805 of 1022
Highest Paid Grads	372 of 600

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	161 of 334
Most Focused	193 of 334

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Most Popular	210 of 247
Most Focused	229 of 247
Highest Paid Grads	70 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	128 of 601
Best Value	46 of 575
Most Popular	706 of 1512
Most Focused	1036 of 1512
Highest Paid Grads	248 of 824

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	72 of 286
Best Value	23 of 278
Most Popular	264 of 605
Most Focused	265 of 605
Highest Paid Grads	211 of 360

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	96 of 413
Best Value	117 of 404
Most Popular	253 of 1363
Most Focused	310 of 1363
Highest Paid Grads	371 of 706

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	52 of 183
Best Value	55 of 180
Most Popular	240 of 450
Most Focused	253 of 450
Highest Paid Grads	97 of 238

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	379 of 1161
Most Focused	605 of 1161

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	49 of 346
Best Value	69 of 340
Most Popular	110 of 861
Most Focused	101 of 861
Highest Paid Grads	240 of 506

Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	258 of 595
Most Focused	194 of 595
Highest Paid Grads	253 of 354

General Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	6 of 150
Most Focused	9 of 150

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	504 of 1351
Most Focused	567 of 1351
Highest Paid Grads	533 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	1220 of 1267
Most Focused	1263 of 1267
Highest Paid Grads	484 of 799

Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	18 of 46
Most Focused	22 of 46

Writing Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	108 of 365
Most Focused	132 of 365

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	155 of 341
Best Value	61 of 334
Most Popular	77 of 941
Most Focused	30 of 940
Highest Paid Grads	406 of 653

Classical Languages & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	190 of 231
Most Focused	139 of 231

East Asian Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	64 of 129
Most Focused	30 of 129

Germanic Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	29 of 272
Most Focused	20 of 272
Highest Paid Grads	142 of 196

Greek Language & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	1 of 3
Most Focused	1 of 3

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	186 of 299
Most Focused	106 of 299

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	147 of 352
Best Value	52 of 345
Most Popular	62 of 809
Most Focused	38 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	357 of 571

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	315 of 591
Best Value	333 of 564
Most Popular	729 of 1665
Most Focused	1052 of 1665
Highest Paid Grads	410 of 686

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	169 of 267
Most Focused	77 of 267

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	246 of 518
Best Value	237 of 500
Most Popular	662 of 1126
Most Focused	777 of 1126
Highest Paid Grads	340 of 507

Public Health

	better worse
Most Popular	203 of 294
Most Focused	198 of 294

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	133 of 195
Most Focused	148 of 195

History

	better worse
Most Popular	654 of 1247
Most Focused	872 of 1247

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	319 of 579
Best Value	225 of 565
Most Popular	654 of 1247
Most Focused	872 of 1247
Highest Paid Grads	451 of 822

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	288 of 471
Best Value	194 of 460
Most Popular	368 of 1223
Most Focused	367 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	497 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	269 of 475
Best Value	157 of 465
Most Popular	328 of 1171
Most Focused	300 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	447 of 771

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	483 of 1030
Most Focused	587 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	270 of 397

Classical & Ancient Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	36 of 47
Most Focused	22 of 47

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	227 of 528
Most Focused	273 of 528

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	476 of 750
Most Focused	539 of 750
Highest Paid Grads	176 of 267

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	416 of 695
Most Focused	467 of 695

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	165 of 466
Best Value	189 of 458
Most Popular	313 of 891
Most Focused	481 of 891
Highest Paid Grads	278 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	132 of 457
Best Value	133 of 448
Most Popular	306 of 829
Most Focused	459 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	221 of 458

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	91 of 105
Most Focused	90 of 105
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 70

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	60 of 242
Best Value	9 of 235
Most Popular	101 of 939
Most Focused	143 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	395 of 605

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked	149 of 229
Best Value	49 of 222
Most Popular	149 of 731
Most Focused	108 of 731
Highest Paid Grads	356 of 525

Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	44 of 77
Best Value	20 of 76
Most Popular	77 of 540
Most Focused	147 of 540
Highest Paid Grads	229 of 332

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	511 of 1156
Most Focused	557 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	461 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	655 of 1099
Most Focused	764 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	455 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	310 of 428
Most Focused	219 of 428
Highest Paid Grads	234 of 341

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	455 of 717
Most Focused	383 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	366 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	303 of 835
Best Value	188 of 809
Most Popular	622 of 1476
Most Focused	1026 of 1476
Highest Paid Grads	427 of 897

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	280 of 840
Best Value	161 of 814
Most Popular	560 of 1381
Most Focused	928 of 1381
Highest Paid Grads	396 of 833

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	170 of 401
Best Value	147 of 393
Most Popular	322 of 865
Most Focused	367 of 865
Highest Paid Grads	370 of 453

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	123 of 361
Best Value	117 of 354
Most Popular	239 of 578
Most Focused	211 of 578
Highest Paid Grads	274 of 367

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	407 of 670
Best Value	383 of 654
Most Popular	470 of 1316
Most Focused	505 of 1316
Highest Paid Grads	358 of 873

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	249 of 418
Best Value	112 of 410
Most Popular	237 of 715
Most Focused	202 of 715
Highest Paid Grads	361 of 536

General Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	236 of 285
Most Focused	267 of 285

Geography & Cartography

	better worse
Most Popular	217 of 261
Most Focused	123 of 261
Highest Paid Grads	146 of 223

International Relations & National Security

	better worse
Most Popular	154 of 316
Most Focused	166 of 316
Highest Paid Grads	135 of 202

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	327 of 590
Best Value	233 of 577
Most Popular	671 of 1081
Most Focused	824 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	441 of 757

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	290 of 533
Best Value	220 of 523
Most Popular	618 of 962
Most Focused	679 of 962
Highest Paid Grads	399 of 687

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	385 of 640
Best Value	330 of 626
Most Popular	495 of 1482
Most Focused	592 of 1482
Highest Paid Grads	526 of 848

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	375 of 617
Most Focused	428 of 617

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	536 of 808
Most Focused	543 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	329 of 535

Film, Video & Photographic Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	84 of 136
Best Value	21 of 133
Most Popular	167 of 345
Most Focused	157 of 345
Highest Paid Grads	133 of 177

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	244 of 512
Best Value	120 of 501
Most Popular	486 of 1075
Most Focused	582 of 1075
Highest Paid Grads	399 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	593 of 1036
Most Focused	709 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	382 of 658

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	683 of 1751