19 Colleges near Grand Rapids, Michigan

There are 11 colleges located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition, there are 8 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 2 public and 17 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $21,100 for Michigan residents and $22,494 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $15,194 for Michigan residents and $13,891 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 76.98% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 25.74%. The average graduation rate is 66% and total 50,756 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 9,450 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Grand Rapids, Michigan.

19 Colleges Comparison Near Grand Rapids

The following table lists and compares 19 Colleges near Grand Rapids, Michigan with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Grand Rapids, Michigan
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Compass College of Film and Mediaprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(0.6 miles)
$16,070 -- 70% 9 to 1 50
Grand Rapids Community Collegepublic Grand Rapids
(0.6 miles)
$11,859
($8,049)
-- 18% 18 to 1 11,803
Aquinas Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(1.4 miles)
$38,520 $11,90871.02% 61% 11 to 1 1,265
Cornerstone Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(3.3 miles)
$29,100 $9,32273.00% 61% 15 to 1 1,781
Grace Christian Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Wyoming
(3.5 miles)
$15,321 $15,12098.96% 53% 15 to 1 1,031
Calvin Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(4.1 miles)
$38,670 $10,90970.99% 76% 12 to 1 3,231
Calvin Theological Seminaryprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(4.2 miles)
- $17,255- - - 239
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapidsprivate (for-profit) Kentwood
(4.7 miles)
$18,395 -- 89% 13 to 1 110
Ross College-Grand Rapids Northprivate (for-profit) Grand Rapids
(4.7 miles)
$16,297 -- 52% 25 to 1 228
Empire Beauty School-Michiganprivate (for-profit) Grand Rapids
(4.9 miles)
$19,260 -- 44% 19 to 1 263
Kuyper Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(5.2 miles)
$26,390 $5,40033.85% 54% 7 to 1 82
Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwoodprivate (for-profit) Kentwood
(6.2 miles)
$16,297 -- 61% 23 to 1 116
Davenport Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Grand Rapids
(9.9 miles)
$23,324 $19,16097.00% 50% 16 to 1 5,073
Grand Valley State Universitypublic Allendale
(11.8 miles)
$21,154
($14,978)
$19,364
($19,364)
95.00% 66% 15 to 1 21,648
The Salon Professional Academy of Hollandprivate (for-profit) Holland
(24.0 miles)
$20,790 -- 85% 20 to 1 68
Hope Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Holland
(25.6 miles)
$37,670 -76.01% 80% 11 to 1 3,251
Western Theological Seminaryprivate (not-for-profit) Holland
(25.7 miles)
- $16,585- - - 433
French Academy of Cosmetologyprivate (for-profit) Spring Lake
(28.5 miles)
$5,282 -- 100% 20 to 1 55
School of Missionary Aviation Technologyprivate (not-for-profit) Ionia
(29.6 miles)
$28,000 -- 100% 7 to 1 29