Private nonprofit · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Calvin University: cost, debt and earnings by major
25 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $21,122
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 77%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,193
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,829 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,960 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,984 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $18,564 |
| $110,000+ | $25,383 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (22)
- Computer Science$95,410
- Engineering, General$82,326
- Accounting and Related Services$75,085
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,810
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,155
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$60,986
- Psychology, General$54,412
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,949
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$52,281
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$50,218
- Social Work$49,811
- Special Education and Teaching$49,262 (1 yr)
- Economics$48,169
- Marketing$47,203 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,157
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,579
- Biology, General$44,763
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,381 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$43,138
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$40,600 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$32,843
- Political Science and Government$25,329 (1 yr)
Master's programs (3)
- Accounting and Related Services$69,553 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,146
- Education, General$60,874 (1 yr)