What Makes Calvin Unique?

Numerous college guides give high praise to Calvin.

Calvin is the distinctively Christian, academically excellent liberal arts college that shapes minds for intentional participation in the renewal of all things.

1. Profoundly Academic
2. Purposeful Renewal
3. Spirited Community
4. Promising Futures
5. Remarkable Investment

Facts & Profile

Size
• 4,200 students
• 52% from Michigan
• 39% from out of state
• 9% from other countries

Costs, Scholarships & Financial Aid
• Tuition, Room & Board
• Paying for College
• 92% receive financial aid
• Average Need-Based Award: $16,000
• 58% receive Academic Scholarships

Profile of first-year students (middle 50%)
• GPA (4.0 scale): 3.3-3.9
• ACT Composite: 23-28
• SAT Verbal and Math: 1070-1290

Course Catalog
The official college catalog published by the Registrar's Office.

President's Report
Current information on the state of the college and a glimpse of the many exceptional things happening at Calvin.

Location & Community

Calvin College
3201 Burton Street, S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI, 49546-4301
USA

1-800-688-0122 (North America)
(616) 526-6000
admissions@calvin.edu

Campus Map
A guide to our picturesque 390-acre campus.

Community
Grand Rapids itself, a metropolitan area of 600,000, has every urban advantage, including opera, art galleries, ballet, the symphony, an IMAX theater, four professional sports teams, and more!

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Featured Student Profile

Majors & Minors

Mission & Promise

Noteworthy

The history and meaning behind the College's seal.

Mission Statement
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college in the Reformed tradition of historic Christianity. Through our learning, we seek to be agents of renewal in the academy, church, and society. We pledge fidelity to Jesus Christ, offering our hearts and lives to do God's work in God's world.

Calling
As shalom suggests a sense of peace, wholeness, and harmony, of restored relationships with nature, other humans, and God, Christian college education equips us to be agents of shalom, models of shalom, witnesses to shalom.

From Every Nation
The revised comprehensive plan for racial justice, reconciliation, and cross-cultural engagement at Calvin College.

History & Church

History
Founded in 1876, Calvin College is one of the largest Christian colleges in North America with over 4,000 students and over 70 academic programs.

John Calvin
Named after the 16th century reformer, Calvin College maintains the largest scholarly collection on John Calvin in the Americas.

Church
Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC). To learn about the CRC's work in North America and around the world, visit www.crcna.org

Additional Resources

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Resources for Visitors
Tools and Information for visiting campus