- For undergraduate, transfer, and graduate students.
- Complete the Calvin Application in 25 minutes or less.
- For first-time undergraduate students only.
- If you plan to apply to other schools, you can just add Calvin University to your app.
Already applied? Check your status.
Need more info?
Call: (800) 688-0122 | Text: (616) 202-3256 | Email: admissions@calvin.edu
Tips for the Application Process
![A student giving application instructions.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/apply.jpg)
![A student with a backpack in front of Hiemenga Hall.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/admissions-counselor.jpg)
Your Admissions Counselor
Every person who applies to Calvin will have an admissions counselor. They can provide you with guidance all the way from application, to admissions decision, to paying your deposit.
Deadlines
Find your specific application checklist and deadlines.
![Two students work together at a table outside.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-07/apply-2.jpg?itok=QnROtYqO)
![Three students at the Calvin nature preserve on a cloudy fall day with yellow trees.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-07/apply-4.jpg?itok=GRehUbyJ)
![Two students sit on a brick wall working on school work.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-07/apply-3.jpg?itok=4SZSnwM1)
Who gets in?
We're looking for students who will thrive in Calvin's community of faith and discovery. We're looking for students ready to think deeper, dream bigger, and aim higher. We're a Christian university in the Reformed tradition, but 7 of every 10 Calvin students belong to different Christian denominations.
Your completed application will be read by a real human (not AI).
They will give careful consideration to your application, including:
- your academic performance
- strength and quality of curriculum
- demonstrated leadership and service
- college transcripts, if applicable
Not sure you'll get in? Don't let that stop you. The streamlined Calvin Application only takes 25 minutes to complete.
![A male student sits in a chair on the green Calvin commons lawn.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2024-07/apply-5.jpg?itok=51RWDD3D)