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University or college · Private nonprofit

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI420 online only

Cornerstone University is a private nonprofit university in Grand Rapids, MI, with about 1,315 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,315
plus 420 studying only online
Admission rate
78%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,301
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
62%
higher than at 63% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$47,314
higher than at 66% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cornerstone University?

78%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Cornerstone University is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $42,043 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $23,000Room & board $12,700Books & supplies $560Other costs $5,783

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,301.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,872

About $71,488 over 4 years · 57% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
62%
within 6 years · Pell students 57%
Come back for year two
78%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$47,314
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,550 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

60%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 75% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$48k
Higher incomeover $75k
$52k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 28%Education 12%Psychology 10%Health professions 9%Parks, recreation & fitness 8%Theology 7%Everything else 26%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations59 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$67k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas26 graduates a year · typical debt $28,000
$46k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness20 graduates a year · typical debt $24,625
$56k4 yrs out
Marketing20 graduates a year · typical debt $20,616
$63k4 yrs out
Psychology, General18 graduates a year · typical debt $25,957
$48k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods15 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$47k4 yrs out
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries12 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Social Work12 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$53k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,298 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 6%Black 7%Asian 2%Two or more 2%International 5%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
15 : 1
students per teacher
33%
get Pell grants (lower income)
52%
take federal loans
14%
undergrads 25 or older
21%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Grand Rapids

8% of Grand Rapids’s 201,183 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Grand Rapids pages.

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Straight-line distances from Cornerstone University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.