- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Grace Christian University
Wyoming, MICity: smallZIP 49509Founded 1945
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1945
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gracechristian.edu
MichiganReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Grace Christian University
Grace Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Wyoming, Michigan, with 716 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 37% within six years and costs $17,500 a year after aid.
37%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention65%
4-year graduation21%
Pell Grant share53%
Federal loans65%
$17,500net price / year
99%admission rate
—average SAT
37%graduate in 6 years
$41,951median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,750median debt
#1,525 of 1,704 for earnings#675 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,423 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,482 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
- $29,910tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,565
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,565
- Average net price
- $17,500national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,317
$30,001–48,000$16,155
$48,001–75,000$11,446
$75,001–110,000$15,815
$110,001+$23,066
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college37%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college53%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 37%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 33%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,371
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,951middle 50%: $24,879–$63,779
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$63,779
Median, Grace Christian University$41,951
Lower quarter$24,879
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
- 716
- Part-time
- 31%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 33.7
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,647 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,132
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic11%
Black24%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown4.9%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations32%
Psychology15%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Business & management11%
Public administration & social service9.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.2%
Social sciences4.7%
Communication & journalism3.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 170000. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5591004.