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  Calvin College
3201 Burton SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(616) 526-6000 Ext.
(616) 526-6134 Ext.
(616) 526-6106 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degree, Master's degree
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Number of students: 4,177 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$35.00

About this School
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of historic Christianity. Calvin College is named after John Calvin, the 16th century reformer at the center of the Reformation movement.
 
History
The college and seminary were formed by the Christian Reformed Church for the purpose of training church ministers, with seven students enrolled in the first year. The initial six-year curriculum included four years in the Literary department and two years in the Theological department. In 1894 students who were not pre-theological students were admitted to an expanded curriculum, and thus the school became a type of preparatory school or academy. In 1900 the curriculum was further broadened and made more attractive to students interested in teaching or in preparing for preprofessional courses in the universities. By 1906 the Literary Department, which provided the four years of preparatory and two years of college work, became known officially as the John Calvin Junior College. The two-year college in time became a four-year college, and the preparatory department was discontinued. In 1917 the college established a campus on Franklin Street in Grand Rapids, where it remained until the 1960s. The first Bachelor of Arts degree from Calvin College was awarded in 1921. Although the school grew slowly in its early years, by 1930 it had reached its pre-World War II size of 350-450 students. By 1950 the enrollment had climbed to 1,270. Over the years from 1962-1973, the college migrated to a larger campus built on the site of the Knollcrest farm in southeast Grand Rapids. During the latter decades of the 20th century, Calvin grew to over 4000 students, where the enrollment has remained since. The college contains 7 residence halls: Boer-Bennink Hall, Beets-Veenstra Hall, Bolt-Heyns-Timmer Hall, Kalsbeek-Huizenga Hall, Noordewier-Vander Werp Hall, Rooks-Van Dellen Hall, and Schultze-Eldersveld Hall. The curriculum has expanded to include professional training in a variety of fields, but the college maintains a strong commitment to a liberal arts curriculum, which the college views as a means to develop students' understanding of God's world and their place in it. The Calvin collegiate sports teams are known as the Knights. The name is attributed to references to the "Calvin-ites" when the nascent sports teams played with no official nickname, with the first reference to the "Calvin Knights" appearing in 1926-27. The traditional rivalry the school enjoys with nearby Hope College, rooted in their closely linked heritages as well as geography, continues to be one of the defining intercollegiate rivalries in western Michigan. The school made national headlines in 2005 when US President George W. Bush served as commencement speaker. While most of the community was supportive, a significant number of faculty and students protested his speaking--some in opposition to the administration's policies, while others were concerned over the politicization of the event. Some protested by wearing stickers with the phrase "God is not a Democrat ... or a Republican" to the commencement. This has given Calvin a reputation for having more liberal students and faculty than most evangelical colleges. However, this minority does not reflect the leanings of the majority of students, alumni and faculty.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$21,685$20,470$19,150
Out of State$21,685$20,470$19,150
Books and Supplies$810$760$730
On-Campus
Room and board$7,460$7,040$6,585
Other Expenses$1,825$1,740$1,665
Off Campus
Room and board$7,460$7,040$6,585
Other Expenses$2,365$2,250$2,130
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$5,805$5,630$5,390

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 17% $3,908
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 50% $2,891
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 94% $6,642
Loans to students 61% $6,362
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Bachelor degree
Voice and Opera
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Voice and Opera: A program that prepares individuals to master the human voice and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers in concert, choir, opera, or other forms of singing. Includes instruction in voice pedagogy, diction, vocal physiology and exercise, expressive movement, ...

Bachelor degree
Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Speech-Language Pathology + Pathologist: A program that prepares individuals to evaluate the speaking, language interpretation, and related physiological and cognitive capabilities of children and/or adults and develop treatment and rehabilitative solutions in consultation with clinician...

Bachelor degree
Special Education and Teaching
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Special Education and Teaching, General: A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. I...

Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other sett...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, fam...

Bachelor degree
Social Work
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfa...

Bachelor degree
Social Sciences
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Social Sciences, General: A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural an...

Bachelor degree
Public Administration
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Public Administration: A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles...

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various s...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public o...

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynami...

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the ...

Bachelor degree
Parks
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies: A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public.

Bachelor degree
Occupational Therapy + Therapist
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Occupational Therapy + Therapist: A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health...

Bachelor degree
Nursing
Other
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Nursing, Other: Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category.

Bachelor degree
Music
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree
Music Performance
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Music Performance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies
Other
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Modern Greek Language and Literature
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Modern Greek Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the development and use of the Greek language in the period dating from the late 15th century to the present. Includes instruction in modern Greek literature, current Greek dialects, and applications to business, science/te...

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathemati...

Bachelor degree
Mass Communication + Media Studies
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies: A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regula...

Bachelor degree
Latin Language and Literature
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Latin Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Latin philology, related Italic dialects, Late Roman and...

Bachelor degree
International Relations and Affairs
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strateg...

Bachelor degree
History
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of spec...

Bachelor degree
Health and Physical Education
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education, General: A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies...

Bachelor degree
German Language and Literature
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and Hi...

Bachelor degree
Geology + Earth Science
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks...

Bachelor degree
Geography
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Geography: A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography, regional sci...

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/...

Bachelor degree
Film + Cinema Studies
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Film + Cinema Studies: A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production.

Bachelor degree
European History
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree European History: A program that focuses on the development of European society, culture, and institutions from the origins to the present. Includes instruction in European historiography, European history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study...

Bachelor degree
Environmental Science
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Environmental Science: A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
Engineering
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Engineering, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce.

Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and m...

Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed pro...

Bachelor degree
Development Economics and International Development
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Development Economics and International Development: A program that focuses on the systematic study of the economic development process and its application to the problems of specific countries and regions. Includes instruction in economic development theory, industrialization, land ref...

Bachelor degree
Criminal Justice + Safety Studies
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administrat...

Bachelor degree
Computer Science
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware ...

Bachelor degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with s...

Bachelor degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric: A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizationa...

Bachelor degree
Communication Disorders
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Communication Disorders, General: A program that focuses on the general study of the application of biomedical, psychological, and physical principles to the study of the genesis, development, and treatment of speech, language, hearing, and cognitive communication problems caused by dise...

Bachelor degree
Communication and Media Studies
Other
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Communication and Media Studies, Other: Any instructional program in communication and media studies not listed in the Communication and Media Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other: Any instructional program in classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above, including non-Latin Italic languages of the ancient period such as Etruscan, Samnian, Oscan, and others.

Bachelor degree
Classical
Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology: A program that focuses on the cultures, environment, and history of the ancient Near East, Europe, and the Mediterranean basin from the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology.

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and...

Bachelor degree
Business + Corporate Communications
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Business + Corporate Communications: A program that prepares individuals to function in an organization as a composer, editor and proofreader of business or business-related communications.

Bachelor degree
Biotechnology
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Biotechnology: A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences, biochemistry, and genetics to the preparation of new and enhanced agricultural, environmental, clinical, and industrial products, including the commercial exploitation of microbes, plants, and animals. ...

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological...

Bachelor degree
Biological and Physical Sciences
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Biological and Physical Sciences: A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.

Bachelor degree
Biochemistry
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic ac...

Bachelor degree
Asian Studies + Civilization
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Asian Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Asian Continent, including the study of the Asian diasporas overseas.

Bachelor degree
Art History
Criticism and Conservation
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connoisse...

Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies
General
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Bachelor degree
Area Studies
Other
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Area Studies, Other: Any instructional program in specifically defined area studies not listed in the Area Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
American History (United States)
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree American History (United States): A program that focuses on the development of American society, culture, and institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. Includes instruction in American historiography, American history sources and materials, historical research methods, ...

Bachelor degree
Accounting
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Bachelor degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, leg...

Master's degree
Curriculum and Instruction
Calvin College

General Description for:
Calvin College Master's degree Curriculum and Instruction: A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional ...

 
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