Calvin University is a private Christian liberal arts institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, founded in 1876 and rooted in the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition. The university offers more than 100 academic programs across undergraduate and graduate levels, spanning Business, Education, Health, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, and STEM fields.
The institution maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 with an average class size of 23. Its student body comprises approximately 3,674 students on a 400-acre campus in West Michigan. Calvin emphasizes scholarship that creates new knowledge, performs creative work, and sustains natural and cultural resources.
As a mission-driven institution, Calvin University is committed to equipping students to think deeply, act justly, and live wholeheartedly. The university fosters a culture centered on lifelong learning, teaching, scholarship, worship, and service, and welcomes all who are compelled by the work of renewal. Staff and faculty positions support this educational mission across a range of academic and operational functions.