Private nonprofit · University

Grace Christian University

Wyoming, Michigan · Small city

99.2%
Admit rate
$12,404
Avg net price
51%
Graduation rate
$41,663
Median earnings

Grace Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Wyoming, Michigan (small city setting), enrolling 716 undergraduates. It has a Other Protestant religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 716 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 99% admitNCCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Wyoming, Michigan

Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Odawa tribes were established in the area near present-day Wyoming, with the village of the ogema Black Skin, natively known as Muck-i-ta-oska or Mukatasha, ranging from the southwest present-day Grand Rapids to the Grand River across from the Norton Mound group, with the mouth of the Black Skin Creek leading into the Grand River across from the mounds. The parks department has been active in the past decade in redeveloping the parks in the city. Many parks have been rebuilt which included adding new equipment, splash pads, and facilities. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
27 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Gerald R. Ford (GRR) · major hub

How Grace Christian University compares

Selectivity99.2%

More selective than 5% · #42 most selective of 43 in Michigan

Graduation rate51%

Higher than 42% · #29 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention65%

Higher than 20%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,663

Higher than 17% · #41 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$12,404

Cheaper than 83% · #7 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$24,375

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment716

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Grace Christian University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

805students
  • Undergraduate71689%
  • Graduate8911%

Undergraduates by gender

716undergrads
  • Women41458%
  • Men30242%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White52%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.8%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
716
Graduate enrollment
89
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$25,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,823

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

Admissions

Admission rate
99.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$18,690
Room & board
$10,300
Books & supplies
$500
Total cost of attendance
$26,166
Average net price
$12,404

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)
51%
Graduated on time (4 years)
29%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,450
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,663
Median debt at graduation
$24,375
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
41%

About 22% 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
29%
Low-income (Pell)
28%
First-generation
27%

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
222
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
31%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
179 (113 men · 66 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 (9)

Soccer39
Baseball36
Basketball35
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)30
Softball12
Tennis9
Volleyball9
Other Sports6
Golf3

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,017 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 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7

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
$9,538
$30–48k
$10,935
$48–75k
$10,037
$75–110k
$12,379
$110k+
$20,834

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
$46,664

$10,037/year × about 4.6 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.

82%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,561
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 82% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,561. 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 88 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)
$41,663
Typical debt at graduation
$24,375
Debt vs. one year's pay
59%
Out-earn a HS grad
44%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.9 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
$35,224
Men
$48,016

Men out-earn women by $12,792 (36%) 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
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
39.6″
Annual snow
74.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Grand Rapids, MI US station (4.2 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.