Kuyper College

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#6611 / #1744
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#802
Most Desirable School
Private, Christian college in Michigan, U.S.

Kuyper College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1744
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
69%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$28,750
Graduation rate
67%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
145

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About Kuyper College

According to Wikipedia, Kuyper College is a ministry-focused Christian leadership college in Grand Rapids, Michigan that educates and trains Christian leaders for ministry and service. Through the integration of an academic curriculum and a Reformed worldview, they provide students who desire a biblical and academic college experience with the opportunity to live life through the filter of scripture.

Kuyper College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
19569%59%67%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Kuyper College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$28,750
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$22,489
30K - 48K$25,303
48K - 75K$19,039
75K - 110K$28,335
110K+$30,542

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Kuyper College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Kuyper College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $43,326 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Kuyper College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
192192

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Kuyper College?

Kuyper College is located at 3333 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525-9781.

How Safe is Kuyper College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Kuyper College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Kuyper College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Grand Rapids has a violent crime rate of 0.91% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.51%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Kuyper College Known For?

Kuyper College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Kuyper College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Kuyper College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Social Work
#453
World Rank
#454
Historical Rank
#193
USA Rank

Kuyper College ranks #193 in the U.S. and #453 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Religious Studies
#2395
World Rank
#2419
Historical Rank
#548
USA Rank

Kuyper College ranks #548 in the U.S. and #2395 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Education
#5419
World Rank
#5423
Historical Rank
#1319
USA Rank

Kuyper College ranks #1319 in the U.S. and #5419 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees