Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

77.8%

Acceptance rate

$22,384

Avg net price

1,387

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 12Bachelor’s 365Master’s 72Doctoral 11	12	365	72	11
Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 101Master’s 15Doctoral None reported	5	101	15	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 45Master’s 0Doctoral 11	0	45	0	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 36Master’s 25Doctoral None reported	None reported	36	25	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 34Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	None reported	34	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 31Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	31	1	None reported
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 22Master’s 28Doctoral None reported	4	22	28	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	19	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 17Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	17	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	12	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	3	11	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	8	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	7	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	6	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	5	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

Athletic participation

448 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $22,000
Required fees: $1,000
Food and housing: $12,700
Books and supplies: $560
Other expenses: $2,700
Total: $38,960

Total by year

$38,1502019–2019–20
$39,5802020–2120–21
$41,0102021–2221–22
$42,6602022–2322–23
$44,4702023–2423–24
$38,9602024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $22,384 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation56%

6-year graduation62%

Retention rate84%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$47,314

Median debt$25,000

Campus

Enrollment1,387

Student-faculty ratio15:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25