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Grace Christian University was awarded 25 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is pastoral counseling & specialized ministries.
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Grace was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The acceptance rate at Grace Christian University is 100%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Grace is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Grace Christian University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Grace Christian University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Grace Christian University has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at Grace, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Grace Christian University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,009 undergraduates at Grace with 614 being full-time and 395 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,466 | $13,255 | $10,063 | $14,420 | $18,367 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Grace, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Grace, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,984 a year. That adds up to $27,936 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Grace is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Grace Christian University.
Contact details for Grace are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1011 Aldon Sw, Wyoming, MI 49509 |
| Phone: | 616-538-2330 |
| Website: | www.gracechristian.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 28 | $28,984 |
| Music | 28 | NA |
| Human Services | 25 | $27,977 |
| General Psychology | 12 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 11 | NA |
| Biblical Studies | 10 | NA |
| Religious Education | 8 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 2 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 605 students took at least one online class at Grace Christian University. This is an increase from the 575 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 605 | 586 |
| 2019-2020 | 575 | 571 |
| 2018-2019 | 642 | 640 |
| 2017-2018 | 608 | 608 |
| 2016-2017 | 574 | 574 |
Learn more about online learning at Grace Christian University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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