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What Calvin University costs

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Private · 3,193 undergrads

Calvin University's sticker price was $54,389 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $21,122 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,829.

What does Calvin University cost?

$21,122 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $54,389.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,829
$30,000–$48,000$15,960
$48,000–$75,000$14,984
$75,000–$110,000$18,564
over $110,000$25,383

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$15,829
$30,000–$48,000$15,960
$48,000–$75,000$14,984
$75,000–$110,000$18,564
Over $110,000$25,383

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 71% off Calvin University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Calvin University cost less than Hope College and Kettering University but more than University of Detroit Mercy.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Calvin University$14,984$21,122
Hope College$17,160$26,392
University of Detroit Mercy$10,990$13,469
Kettering University$24,254$29,797

The sticker price

$40,500
Tuition, 2025-26
$54,389
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
22%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$29,123
average grant for students who got aid.
32%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Calvin University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,829 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,389. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Calvin University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Calvin University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,960 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,389. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Calvin University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Calvin University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,984 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,389. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Calvin University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers