About Calvin College

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Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an studious institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism. Known as Calvin College for most of its history, the college is named after John Calvin, the 16th-century Protestant Reformer.

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the county chair of Kent County. Situated along the Grand River nearly 30 miles (48 km) east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, the fastest growing major city in Michigan, and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. According to 2019 US Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 201,013, while the greater metropolitan area had a population of 1,077,370, and a amass statistical Place population of 1,412,470.

A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world’s leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed “Furniture City”. Other nicknames include “River City” and more recently, “Beer City” (the latter perfect by USA Today and adopted by the city as a brand). The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others.

Grand Rapids is the childhood home of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is buried when his wife Betty on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the city. The city’s main airdrome and one of its freeways are named after him.