Calvin University | Grand Rapids, Michigan

as Christ's agents of renewal in the world.

Calvin is a Christian liberal arts university located in the college town of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
We're known for academic excellence.
Our students engage the world with curiosity and conviction.

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We offer more than 100 programs in a full range of Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

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100+

Academic programs

spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, and more.

99%

Graduate placement

within one year after graduating from Calvin.

12:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

Professors know your name and want you to succeed

3.0+

Grade point average

You're guaranteed a scholarship with a GPA of 3.0 or higher

100%

Committed Christian faculty

Faith and discovery go hand-in-hand here.

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NCAA DIII Varsity teams

Calvin has been in the top ten NCAA finishers more than 100 times.

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Why choose Calvin?

Academic Excellence

Faith and learning combined for deeper understanding.

Top career outcomes

Your life and work, launched with confidence and purpose.

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Calvin News

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Intellectual Curiosity at Calvin Leads to Fulbright Overseas

Through an open study/research grant from the U.S. Fulbright Program, Peter Mouw '23 will be exploring the origins of Neo-Calvinism while working on his master’s degree at the Theological University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Visionary for Change

Pam Haralakova Marmon ’05 wears many hats. She is an entrepreneur who founded Marmon Consulting—a...

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Calvin Student Chooses Both Art and Science in Pursuit of His Passion

From a young age, Orion (Rine) Wakeman ‘24 has been enchanted by the natural world, finding beauty...

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A Transfer Worth Taking

When Brianna Nance and Rachel Zdrojewski graduated from high school, they weren’t exactly sure what...

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Q&A With Entrada Grad Hannah Jeong

When Hannah Jeong thought about going to college, she had pictured a public university where there...

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Q&A With Entrada Grad Abigail Puzemis

While South Lyon, Michigan is just a two-hour drive from Calvin University, Abigail Puzemis saw...

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Q&A With Entrada Grad David Wandawa

David Wandawa’s mom and dad went to Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary respectively...

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Q&A With Entrada Grad Sam Abdalla

For Sam Abdalla, college may still be a distant thought, but the soon-to-be senior in high school is...

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Creating a Smoother Transition From High School to College

Hannah Jeong, Abigail Puzemis, Sam Abdalla, and David Wandawa have spent the past month on the...

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