Calvin is where Christians launch their careers
A Calvin education is about more than earning a degree.
It's about discovering your purpose, developing your gifts, and graduating ready to make an immediate impact.
Alumni success stories
From engineering and healthcare to business, education, technology, the sciences, and the arts, Calvin students are launching meaningful careers with confidence. Their stories show what's possible when academic excellence, hands-on experience, and Christian faith come together.
Read their stories. Imagine your future. Launch your career at Calvin.
Alyssa Scholten ‘18
Pediatric speech-language pathologist, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Encouraged to Excel: How Calvin Shaped Alyssa Scholten into a Leader in Pediatric Care
Adam Marquardt ‘20
Optomechanical engineer and engineering manager, Northrop Grumman
Max Sieplenga ‘04
Founder and owner, Howies Hockey Tape
Meg Pheifer ‘26
Government relations and advocacy, International Justice Mission
A Safe Place to Stretch: How Meg Pheifer Found Her Calling at Calvin
Ael Lee ‘24
Graduate student, Johns Hopkins University Master's in Computer Science
Maaike Bult ‘22
Graduate student, Calvin University Master of Arts in Teaching
Career success by the numbers
Calvin graduates launch their careers by getting jobs, starting graduate school, and stepping into purpose-filled paths around the world.
Undergraduate Class of 2026:
Employed, in graduate school, military, volunteering, or taking a gap year
Employed
In graduate school
Calvin grads pass professional exams and get accepted to graduate schools at rates much higher than the national average.
- Baylor University
- Calvin University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Michigan State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Stockholm University
- The University of Georgia
- University of Florida
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Wisconsin Madison
- Vanderbilt University
- Wayne State University
- Aecom
- Bank of America
- Bissell Homecare Inc.
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Consumers Energy
- Corewell Health
- CVS Health
- EPIC
- EY LLP
- Fairlife, LLC
- GE Aerospace
- Gentex Corporation
- Gordon Food Service
- Grand Rapids Christian Schools
- Holland Hospital
- Innotec
- JP Morgan Wealth Management
- L3Harris Technologies
- LG Energy Solution
- Meijer
- Mercantile Bank of Michigan
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
- Plante Moran
- Rehmann
- SoundOff Signal
- The Walt Disney Company
- Treetops Collective
- Trinity Health
- Twisthink Inc.
How you'll launch your career
Pursue your calling with intention, and build toward a meaningful career.
Step 1: Discover your calling
Find a path that integrates your faith, strengths, and future.
Step 2: Build real-world experience
Starting in your first year, build skills that employers are seeking, through internships, research, and hands-on learning.
Step 3: Launch your career
Live out your calling and impact the world with a job or graduate school placement. You'll join (and be supported by) our strong network of Calvin alumni.
Calvin gave me the confidence to try new things. I’ve been stretched here. I know I can go out into the world and not just endure but thrive.
Grand Rapids: a top-ranked city for launching a career
Grand Rapids is continuously recognized as a top city to launch a career.
Wallethub's "best places to start a career"
LinkedIn's "Cities on the Rise"
Calvin alumni within a 50-mile radius of Grand Rapids
Launch your career across the country and the globe
Calvin graduates get jobs, internships, graduate school placements, and research positions around the world.
Plus, Calvin's 65,000-strong global alumni network will have your back!
A top-ranked education that sets your career in motion
U.S. News & World Report
Calvin is ranked #4 overall among Midwest Regional Universities in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges Guidebook.”
The Princeton Review
Professors are “extremely talented, interesting, and connected in their specific fields.” Instructors are also “masters at integration of education and Christianity.”
Fiske Guide to Colleges
“Calvin students describe the overall academic environment as challenging but supportive [...] Calvin graduates have few problems getting accepted to graduate schools of law, medicine, or business.”
Money Magazine
Calvin is included in “The Best Colleges For Your Money,” a list compiled based on educational quality, affordability, and career outcomes.
Ready to launch your career?
Your future deserves more than uncertainty. It deserves a college experience that develops talent, builds confidence, and opens doors.
Visit Calvin, explore your options, and see how Calvin can help launch your career and shape a life of meaning and impact.