Calvin University is a private Christian liberal arts institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, it is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate academic programs to a student body of approximately 3,674.
The institution emphasizes a mission-driven approach to education, committed to equipping students to think deeply, act justly, and live wholeheartedly. It fosters scholarship that creates new knowledge, performs creative work, and sustains natural and cultural resources. The university welcomes all who are compelled by God's work of renewal.
Calvin's campus spans 400 acres in West Michigan. The university maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 and an average class size of 23. Its educational philosophy emphasizes lifelong learning, teaching, scholarship, worship, and service.
