Calvin College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Calvin College, a liberal arts college, was established in 1876, and is situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is an educational school of the Christian Reformed Church, and is named in the honor of John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer of the 16th century.

The college campus covers an area of more than 360 acres and is comprised of 9 academic buildings. Calvin College offers almost a hundred academic options to its students.

The school is home to numerous students clubs and organizations which include the Anime Club, the Asia club, the Biology Club, and the Calvin Equestrian Club. Calvin College’s student body is diverse, and it enrolls nearly 9 percent of its students from other countries. The sports teams of the college are nicknamed the Knights.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Reformed Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, art studies, music, and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,171 in 2009-2010 (4,343 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 96% of enrolled students and graduate students are 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Calvin provides on-campus housing for 2,500 of its 4,343 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Calvin offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (24 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (130 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (79 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (62 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (34 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (216 awarded)

• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Development Economics and International Development
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (21 awarded)

• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (20 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (56 awarded)

• Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (45 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (24 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (31 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (66 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (41 awarded)

• Psychology