Private nonprofit · College

Calumet College of Saint Joseph

Whiting, Indiana · Large suburb

Admit rate
$22,451
Avg net price
23%
Graduation rate
$46,945
Median earnings

Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Whiting, Indiana (large suburb setting), enrolling 529 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 529 undergradsLarge suburbNAIA Division II · OtherCold wintersSnowy

About Whiting, Indiana

Whiting is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. A post office was first established at Whiting in 1871. It was named after a trainman who was killed in a crash there. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
16 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
2 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Gary/Chicago (GYY)

How Calumet College of Saint Joseph compares

Graduation rate23%

Higher than 8% · #43 of 45 in Indiana

First-year retention42%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,945

Higher than 30% · #37 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$22,451

Cheaper than 38% · #30 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$21,534

Lower than 61%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment529

Larger than 22%

Percentiles compare Calumet College of Saint Joseph with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

657students
  • Undergraduate52981%
  • Graduate12819%

Undergraduates by gender

529undergrads
  • Women26650%
  • Men26350%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White32%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic33%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial4.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
529
Graduate enrollment
128
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$28,978
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$54,837
Endowment
$6,186,182

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 155 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana71%
  • Other U.S. states29%

Most first-years stay in state — Calumet College of Saint Joseph draws overwhelmingly from Indiana.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$23,850
Room & board
$9,600
Books & supplies
$2,350
Total cost of attendance
$32,968
Average net price
$22,451

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
23%
Graduated on time (4 years)
15%
First-year retention
42%
Transferred to another college
42%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,342
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,945
Median debt at graduation
$21,534
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
15%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
36%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
113
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
21%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Football conference
Other
Varsity athletes
291 (212 men · 79 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Football73
Basketball67
Baseball40
Bowling36
Soccer30
Softball24
Volleyball21

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (658 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$21,381
$30–48k
$22,931
$48–75k
$22,877
$75–110k
$23,358
$110k+
$24,970

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$103,742

$22,877/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

98%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,470
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 98% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,470. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 106 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$46,945
Typical debt at graduation
$21,534
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,001
Men
$53,673

Men out-earn women by $12,672 (31%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
40.9″
Annual snow
38.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Northerly IS, IL US station (14.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.