Remarkable Investment

Calvin's life-changing education provides lifelong dividends

A Calvin education yields a return on investment that far outweighs tuition, as noted by independent endorsements and as demonstrated by the lives of alumni.

• Calvin is regularly rated by national publications such as U.S. News & World Report, The Fiske Guide to Colleges as a "Best Value," and Barron's Best Buys in College Education.

• Three faculty members and one student were recently named Fulbright scholars.
  
  
• Calvin provides university-caliber research opportunities at an undergraduate institution. This past summer, a record 90 undergraduate students worked alongside 41 faculty members for 10 weeks of full-time summer research in the sciences.
  
  
• Calvin receives numerous grants awarded by foundations, corporations and government agencies. These gifts provide invaluable support for excellence in education, enabling Calvin to offer exceptional resources that do not require tuition dollars. The National Science Foundation has awarded over $200,000 to chemistry and biochemistry professors Kumar Sinniah, David Benson and Amy Wilstermann.
  
  
• Calvin's Career Development Office assists students in preparing for careers after graduation through workshops, job fairs, internships and on-campus interviews. The office helps seniors find jobs and works with alumni in developing meaningful, lifelong careers.
  
  
• Calvin is committed to making this academically excellent Christian higher education affordable to all qualified students. Calvin students receive almost $43 million in aid each year from all sources: federal, state and college funds. Over 90 percent of the student body benefits from some form of financial aid.
  
  
• With 92% of Calvin students receiving financial aid, the average need-based financial aid amount is $16,000. In addition, 60% of students receive academic scholarships.
  
  
• A Calvin education is not only an investment in character development but also excellent academic preparation for life. In "Educating for Shalom: Our Calling as a Christian College," the question of "How do my education and work make for shalom?" is addressed.
  
  
• Career networking and lifelong education are provided by the Calvin network of more than 50,000 alumni around the world. These alumni share a worldview and values, nurtured by an active alumni association in 35 chapters from coast to coast, which keeps graduates connected to Calvin and to each other.
  
  
• A Calvin education can "shape minds for intentional participation in the renewal of all things." Because of this, Calvin alumni live out their kingdom calling in their chosen vocations.
  
  
• Calvin receives strong financial support and other resources from alumni and friends — and from its affiliation with the Christian Reformed Church.