Calvin University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Calvin’s academic scholarships are provided to all students equally based on high school achievements. Calvin’s need-based award program provides need-based grants to low-income students based on the filing of their FAFSA and any other special circumstances they share with us through supplemental information. Through that awarding, a certain level of income and assets is protected. The college also participates in the Title IV program, providing Pell Grant, Campus-based Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work Study dollars to lower-income families. Though not every first generation students has low-income, the college recognizes the financial and other challenges these students may face and provides a $2,000 first generation award for those students whose parents did not attend college. Missionary family students often experience lower income. For these families, foreign earned income is not included in the need-based calculation. There are many endowed scholarships which are designated for students with demonstrated financial need. Calvin also partners with the Kalamazoo Promise Foundation to enable students who graduate from Kalamazoo Public High Schools to receive full tuition benefits. Calvin also instituted it's on Calvin Promise.

In January 2020, Calvin launched the Global Campus. The Calvin Global Campus is charting new territory for the university. Calvin has long aimed to become a more diverse, international community. This initiative is intended to offer Calvin’s unique approach to life and learning to broad new audiences. Included in this area: Calvin Prison Initiative, Ready for Life (a program for students who are developmentally challenged), Online learning, and Gradate Programing. https://calvincollege.sharepoint.com/sites/ReportsandAnalytics/SitePages/Census-Day-Report.aspx?dotcmsredir=1

We also support veterans. We participate in the GI Bill program and the Yellow Ribbon Program. Calvin College was named US News & World Report's #1 Midwest Regional Scholl for Veterans. https://calvin.edu/offices-services/financial-aid/types/military-veterans/

additionally, the Calvin Promise program was launched in 19-20. Students receive at least $21,000 per year for 4 years when entering with a GPA of 3.8 https://calvin.edu/promise/

The John M. Perkins Leadership program targets first generation students. Offers scholarships including two full-tuition scholarships. Most of the Perkins Fellows are BIPOC students. 25 students are enrolled in this program each fall https://calvin.edu/leadership-fellows/

And finally 99% of all new students receive some type of aid or scholarship that does not need to be paid back. https://calvin.edu/offices-services/financial-aid/affordability/?_ga=2.77709268.1311987956.1611064588-1649333147.1595435674

Common Data Set (CDS) for 2021-2022
The websites where information about the institution’s affordability and access programs is available:
https://calvin.edu/offices-services/financial-aid/types/
https://calvin.edu/offices-services/college-access-programs/
www.calvin.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/
https://calvin.academicworks.com/opportunities?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=part-time
https://calvin.edu/offices-services/financial-aid/types/military-veterans/

Data from Michelle Loyd-Paige, Executive Associate to the President for Diversity and Inclusion