Highlights

* US News and World Report ranks Calvin among the top tier of national Liberal Arts College.
* Calvin is one of just four colleges and universities nationwide to be honored with a 2007 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization.

University Attributes

Calvin consistently receives national recognition for academic excellence.

Calvin's well-respected faculty, inquiring student body and innovative core curriculum come together in an environment that links intellectual freedom with a heart for service.

* A variety of college guidebooks rate Calvin highly.
* Calvin has a student/faculty ratio of 11:1.
* 100% of Calvin's faculty are committed Christians who actively integrate their faith with learning, teaching, and scholarship.
* Calvin's research is recognized and rewarded by national and private funding sources:
- The Van Lunen Center for Executive Management in Christian Schools has been established at Calvin thanks to a USD 2 million gift from the Richard D. Van Lunen Foundation.
- The Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning is devoted to the study and promotion of pedagogy, learning and educational leadership from an integrally Christian perpective.
- The Integrated Science Research Institute, created to help research across traditional academic boundaries, is funded by a USD 1.1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
* Undergraduates get scholarship and research experiences equivalent to those available at large universities.
- A wind turbine, funded in part by a state of Michigan grant, became the college's first renewable energy source when it was installed on campus as part of a class project.
- Many science research projects happen each summer. There are even Ecosystem Preserve stewards that help maintain birding records.
- The McGregor Summer Research Fellowship Program has sponsored faculty-student research since 1999.
* Calvin's core curriculum is intentionally designed to offer the knowledge, the skills and the virtues students need to be informed and effective agents in all domains of life.

Degrees Available

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Master of Arts
• Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Bachelors

Degree Level

Masters Degree

Subject Areas

Experience Required

no

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application
• Essay

Typically The Application Process Time is

21 days

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Calvin College's Mission Statement

Calvin is a comprehensive liberal arts college in the reformed tradition of historic Christianity. Through our learning, we seek to be agents of renewal in the academy, church, and society. We pledge fidelity to Jesus Christ, offering our hearts and lives to do God's work in God's world.

Year Founded

1876