Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Website
$41,066
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,066
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kuyper College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Grand Rapids, Michigan with 145 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $15,644 a year (tuition and fees $27,660). It admits 69% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,066 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,389 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,644
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$27,660
US median $11,837
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,389
About $227 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,066
Rank 2,511 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,644
- Tuition and fees
- $27,660
- Cost of attendance
- $38,366
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,024
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,765
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,865
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,243
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,321
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $19,544 in 2015-16 to $27,660 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 69%
- Undergraduates
- 145
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 31%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 18
- Endowment
- $6.68M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,511 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,644 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $27,660 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,389 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,956 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,066 | $36,115 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
18 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,472 | $51,790 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $56,278 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,915 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Grand Rapids and Michigan on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Kuyper College cost?
$15,644 a year is the average net price at Kuyper College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $27,660, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $38,366. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,024 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kuyper College?
69% of applicants are admitted to Kuyper College. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Kuyper College graduates earn?
$41,066 a year is the median pay of former Kuyper College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,956 after 6 years). That ranks 2,511 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 145 in Michigan.
How much student debt do Kuyper College graduates have?
$21,389 is the median federal student loan debt of Kuyper College graduates, about $227 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kuyper College?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Kuyper College finish within 6 years. 59% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Kuyper College?
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (6 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (6 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (3 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 18 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.