About Calvin

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

4,092 Students (2009 enrollment)

• Michigan 2,181 52.1%
• Out of state 1,528 38.8%
• Canada 156 4.3%
• Other countries 227 4.8%

First-Year Student Profile (middle 50%)

• GPA (4.0 scale): 3.3-3.9
• ACT Composite: 23-29
• SAT Verbal and Math: 1070-1320

2009-2010 Tuition & Financial Aid (full-time)

• Tuition: $23,810
  • 92% of students receive financial aid
  • Average need-based award: $16,000
  • 60% of students receive academic scholarships
• Room & Board:$8,275
• Fees: $225
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100+ Majors & Minors

Accounting African Studies Archaeology Pre-Architecture Art & Art History Education Fine Arts History Studio Asian Studies Astronomy Biochemistry Biology Biotechnology Business Business/ Mathematics Business/ Social Science Chemistry Chinese Classical Languages Classical Studies Communication Arts & Sciences Business Comm. Digital Comm. Film Studies Media Production Media Studies Rhetoric Speech Pathology & Audiology Theatre Computer Science Information Systems Congregational Studies Dance Pre-Dental Dutch

Economics Economics/ Mathematics Economics/ Social Science Education Bilingual Early Childhood Elementary English as a 2nd Lang. Secondary Special Engineering Chemical Civil & Environmental Electrical & Computer Mechanical English Environmental Science Biology Chemistry Geology Environmental Studies French Gender Studies Geography Geology German Greek Health Education History Information Systems Interdisciplinary Studies International Development International Relations Japanese Journalism Latin Pre-Law Linguistics Mathematics & Statistics Mathematics Pre-Medical Medieval Studies Ministry Studies

Missions Music Applied Education History Instrumental Theory & Composition Vocal Worship Natural Resources Natural Science Netherlandic Studies Nursing Pre-Dental Pre-Medical Pre-Ministry Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Optometry Pre-Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Education Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physician Assistant Physics Political Science International Relations Public Administration Psychology Recreation Recreation Therapy Religion Scientific Computation and Modeling Social Work Sociology Spanish Teacher Certification Urban Studies Pre-Veterinary Studies Writing Youth Ministry Leadership

Mission & Promise

Noteworthy

The history and meaning behind the College's seal.

Mission and Identity
Of central concern for any Christian college are questions of identity and mission: who are we and why are we here? Calvin College answers those questions in terms of believing and belonging.

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.

Commitment to Diversity
Calvin is committed to diversifying its community by recruiting women and men from a variety of cultural, ethnic, ability, and socio-economic backgrounds as students, faculty, and staff.

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

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

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 100 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

Course Catalog
The official college catalog published by Academic Services.

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.

Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids itself, a metropolitan area of 600,000, has every urban advantage, including opera, art galleries, ballet, the symphony, an IMAX theater, world-class hospitals and research institutes, four professional sports teams, and more!

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