- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MICity: midsizeZIP 49525Founded 1941
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1941
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.cornerstone.edu
MichiganReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Cornerstone University
Cornerstone University is a private nonprofit university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 1,298 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $18,028 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention78%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans51%
$18,028net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$52,119median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,627median debt
#1,162 of 1,704 for earnings#718 of 1,739 for lowest net price#586 of 1,738 for graduation rate#798 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,687tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,400
- Average net price
- $18,028national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,325
$30,001–48,000$15,906
$48,001–75,000$14,853
$75,001–110,000$16,222
$110,001+$23,128
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,968
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,119middle 50%: $33,558–$75,555
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,627
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,555
Median, Cornerstone University$52,119
Lower quarter$33,558
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,298
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 26.2
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,119 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,718
- Endowment, end of year
- $17,011,940
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic6.2%
Black6.6%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown7.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Education12%
Psychology9.6%
Health professions9.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.2%
Theology & religious vocations6.9%
Communication & journalism5.0%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 170037. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5171689.