Calvin University Outcomes: $61K Median Earnings (2026)

How much do Calvin University graduates earn?

The reported median is $60,889 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is -$7,361 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $60,889, in the 54th percentile. That is $7,361 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $12,532 less than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 13th percentile.

Azimuth places the return in the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $3,679. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $16,211.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely by field at Calvin University, a spread captured by the earnings scenarios: a downside of $43,100, a typical scenario of $60,889, and an upside of $80,972. The university has 16 programs with published earnings data, and the top earners show what is possible at the high end.

Computer Science completers reach a median of $95,410, while Engineering graduates earn $82,326 and Accounting completers earn $75,085. The gap between the downside and upside scenarios reflects the real difference between choosing a lower-earning field and one of these top programs.

An estimated 32.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings snapshot misses the portion of completers who are pursuing advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $60,889
Rank for difference from expectations: 13th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Calvin University reported median: $60,889
Peer schools comparable schools · $7,361 above Calvin University: $68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $12,532 above Calvin University: $73,421

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $43,100
Median · reported: $60,889
Higher estimate: $80,972

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Calvin University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Calvin University graduates’ reported earnings are $12,532 below that expectation, the 13th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Calvin University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Calvin University report the highest earnings?

The five largest programs with published earnings at Calvin University show a wide earnings spread four years after completion, from $95,410 in Computer Science to $47,157 in Teacher Education. Computer Science awarded 35 degrees and is the highest-earning program on campus, while Teacher Education awarded 49 degrees and sits at the lower end of the range.

Engineering, the largest program with 75 degrees awarded, shows a median of $82,326. Nursing follows with 69 degrees and $74,810.

Psychology, at 50 degrees, reports $54,412, a figure that sits between the higher-earning technical fields and the lower-earning service-oriented programs.

Calvin University publishes earnings data for 16 bachelor's programs. The largest, Engineering, awarded 75 degrees and shows a median of $82,326 four years after completion.

Nursing follows with 69 degrees awarded and a median of $74,810. Psychology awarded 50 degrees and reports a median of $54,412.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, with 35 degrees awarded and a median of $95,410. Accounting also clears $75,000, at $75,085.

The dollar gap between the highest-earning program and the lowest-earning among the largest, Teacher Education at $47,157, is substantial, underscoring how much earnings vary by field at this university.

Further analysis

The return picture at Calvin University is mixed: graduates earn about $12,532 less than the model expects for similar students, yet the spread across fields is wide. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $43,100, a typical outcome of $60,889, and an upside of $80,972.

Among the largest programs, Computer Science reaches $95,410 four years after completion, while Teacher Education sits at $47,157.

Four years after completing a degree at Calvin University, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $60,889. That figure is $7,361 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), and Azimuth places it in the 54th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $12,532 less than the model expects for similar students. The gap falls at the 13th percentile, meaning most schools among nonprofit four-year institutions post a stronger result on this measure.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show the range: a downside scenario of $43,100 and an upside scenario of $80,972, with the typical scenario at $60,889. An estimated 32.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix, so the four-year earnings picture captures most but not all completers.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.