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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: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 178 men, 158 women
Full-time faculty: 126 men, 77 women
Part-time faculty: 52 men, 81 women
Graduation rate: 77% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Lay Ministry
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Conservation Biology
  • Criminology
  • Data Science, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • General Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Lay Ministry
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports Communication
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Writing, General
Certificates

  • Astrophysics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program
  • Education, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Lay Ministry
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
Diplomas

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Public Administration
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication Management and Strategic Communications
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP subject

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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