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What Cornerstone University costs

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Private · 1,298 undergrads

Cornerstone University's sticker price was $36,687 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $18,028 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,325.

What does Cornerstone University cost?

$18,028 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $36,687.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,325
$30,000–$48,000$15,906
$48,000–$75,000$14,853
$75,000–$110,000$16,222
over $110,000$23,128

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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$15,325
$30,000–$48,000$15,906
$48,000–$75,000$14,853
$75,000–$110,000$16,222
Over $110,000$23,128

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 58% off Cornerstone University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Cornerstone University cost less than Kettering University and Kalamazoo College but more than Albion College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Cornerstone University$14,853$18,028
Kettering University$24,254$29,797
Albion College$12,619$14,673
Kalamazoo College$16,743$20,784

The sticker price

$23,400
Tuition, 2025-26
$36,687
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
41%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$20,439
average grant for students who got aid.
51%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,627
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Cornerstone University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,325 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,687. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cornerstone University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cornerstone University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,906 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,687. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cornerstone University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cornerstone University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,853 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,687. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cornerstone 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