Affordability
How families just like yours are affording a Calvin education.
Families just like mine? Really?
Really. Take a look:
Cutting the Price Tag
Calvin has undergraduate students from all economic backgrounds.
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Family income distribution (2021鈥2022) for students applying for financial aid.
So how much does Calvin cost?
2024鈥2025 Undergraduate Costs
Costs include:
- $39,350 for tuition
- $5,150 for housing
- $6,970 for food
(See Tuition & Costs for details.)
Still, that鈥檚 a lot of money鈥攈ow can my family afford that?
To answer that, let鈥檚 first discuss sticker price vs. actual cost.
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That $51,470 number?
That鈥檚 the sticker price. It鈥檚 big and it鈥檚 daunting. But for most families at Calvin, it鈥檚 not the number they鈥檒l actually pay.
Academic Scholarships
First, we subtract scholarships鈥攗p to $22,000 based on merit. If you have a 3.0 GPA or higher, you are guaranteed an academic scholarship.
Named Scholarships
Then we subtract Named Scholarships鈥攚hich average between $2,500鈥$5,000. We award over 1,400 every year. Admitted Calvin students can apply for Named Scholarships from December 1 to January 31.
Awards & Grants
Next, we see if you鈥檙e eligible for awards鈥攍ike the $2,000 Visit Grant, and Calvin鈥檚 Legacy, Diversity, and First Generation Awards.
Then we subtract need-based grants. Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for federal aid (Pell Grants), state of Michigan aid (up to $7,000), or 黄大仙高手论坛鈥檚 need-based grants.
Loans
Finally, we subtract student loans鈥攗p to $5,500.
Actual Cost
What we鈥檙e left with is the actual cost, often times significantly less than the original sticker price. It is the amount left over after scholarships, grants, awards, and student loans have been applied.
That鈥檚 still a lot. How will I repay that?
Calvin grads are successful.
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on-campus job opportunities.
Undergrad students who have participated in an internship
Calvin grads employed or in grad school
As a result, Calvin grads are able to pay back their loans.
Take a look at these loan default rates among graduates:
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What will I get for my investment?
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
U.S. News & World Report
黄大仙高手论坛 is ranked #4 overall, #1 in best undergraduate teaching, #2 most innovative school, and #16 "Best Value Schools" in the Midwest Regional Universities category.
The Princeton Review
Professors are 鈥渆xtremely talented, interesting, and connected in their specific fields.鈥 Instructors are also 鈥渕asters at integration of education and Christianity,鈥 making the classes at Calvin less about teaching the requisites for getting a job and 鈥渕ore about how to continue to learn about the field and how Christianity should figure into it.鈥
Money Magazine
Calvin is included in 鈥淭he Best Colleges For Your Money,鈥 a list compiled based on educational quality, affordability, and career outcomes.