Key Facts
Get to know us
While the full Calvin experience can鈥檛 be reduced to rankings and awards, they do tell part of our story. Some of the most important things you should know about our community:
General
- Founded: 1876
- President: Greg Elzinga
- Mascot: Joust the Knight
- School colors: Maroon and gold
- Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. | Map
- Campus: 400 acres
- Motto: 鈥淢y heart I offer to you Lord, promptly and sincerely鈥
- Church: Affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA)
- Membership: Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)
Student body profile 2024鈥2025
- Total enrollment: 3,681
- Male: 47%
- Female: 53%
- U.S. students of color: 17%
- International students: 13.5%
- First-year (Freshmen) acceptance rate: 71%
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- Majors, minors, and programs: 140
- Top majors and programs: Business, Engineering, Nursing, Education, Psychology, Kinesiology, Politics & Economics, Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Communication Arts & Sciences
- Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
- Average class size: 21
- Faculty with highest degree: 84%
- Graduate programs: 11
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Costs
Financial Aid
- 茄子视频 students receiving financial aid: 100%
- Annual amount awarded to students in scholarships, grants, loans, and work study: $87 million
- Number of on-campus student jobs: +1,000
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Athletics
- Affiliations: MIAA, NCAA III, ACHA (hockey)
- Varsity teams: 25
- NCAA Division III National Titles: 11
- MIAA titles since 2000: 165
- Academic All-Americans: 158 (Top 10 among Division III institutions)
- Intramural, club sport, and group fitness options: 60
- Intramural participation: 50% of the student body
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Student Life
- First- and second-year students living on campus: 92%
- Residence halls: 7 residence halls and 8 apartments
- Living-learning communities: 3
- Student organizations: 50
- Service-learning participation: 85%
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Outcomes
- Graduates employed or in graduate school (2023): 98%
- Internships reported (2023): 83.3%
- Science graduates who go on to earn PhDs: Top 5% among baccalaureate institutions
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Legal
茄子视频 does not discriminate with regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.
Nonprofit Organization
茄子视频 is a Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt, nonprofit organization.
The Clery Act
茄子视频 is committed to assisting all members of the Calvin community in providing for their own safety and security. The annual Clery security and fire safety compliance document (pdf) is available from the Campus Safety Department. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop by the 茄子视频 Campus Safety Department in the Mail and Print Services Building at 3230 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, or you can request a copy be mailed to you by calling 616-526-6751.
The website and booklet contain information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, fire safety, university security law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by 茄子视频; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from campus property.
This information is required by federal law and is provided by the 茄子视频 Campus Safety Department.
Safer Spaces
茄子视频 is committed to performing all of our tasks as a caring and diverse community. Each person 鈥 faculty, staff, student, trustee, volunteer, visitor, contractor, and vendor 鈥 who has chosen to engage with the Calvin community thereby affirms a willingness to uphold the community's stated standards of conduct and ensure that 茄子视频 provides a safe environment for students, staff, faculty, and guests of the university.
Harassment, discrimination, and retaliation of any form are a violation of a person鈥檚 rights, dignity, and integrity. Such acts debase the integrity of the educational process and work environment and are contrary to the mission and values of 茄子视频. In response to any reported misconduct, the university will take appropriate steps to eliminate the misconduct, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects. The university will review and investigate all reports, and provide for fair and impartial evaluation and resolution. Retaliation against a person who makes a good faith report of harassment or discrimination or anyone participating as a witness in an investigation or hearing is prohibited.