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Calvin University

Calvin University
3201 Burton Street, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Official telephone: (616) 526-6000
Fax number: (616) 526-8551
Website: https://www.calvin.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,968
Full-time undergraduates: 2,637
Part-time undergraduates: 323
Total graduate students: 190
Full-time graduate students: 103
Part-time graduate students: 87
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Hispanic/Latino
70.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
12.8% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 400 acres
Nearest major city: Grand Rapids, MI

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 60%
Percent of students who live off campus: 40%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1025
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Dance Guild; Pre-Health Professionals; Calvin Outdoor Recreation; National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association; African Students Association

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's badminton NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's racquetball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rock climbing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's sand volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's table tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's triathlon NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; baseball; basketball; football; golf; lacrosse; racquetball; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; water polo; triathlon; rowing; sand volleyball; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Gerald R. Ford International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 72% within six months of graduation

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