Cornerstone University

Cornerstone University is a private nonprofit college in Grand Rapids, MI. Its average net price is $18,028 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

Compare This College

Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$15,325
$30,001 to $48,000$15,906
$48,001 to $75,000$14,853
$75,001 to $110,000$16,222
$110,001 and up$23,128
$23,400Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,400Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,028Average Net Price
$13,300Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$700Books and Supplies
$2,730Other Expenses
41.1%Students on Pell Grants
51.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

77.8%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$45,968
8 years after entry$48,907
10 years after entry$52,119
62.3%Graduation Rate
78.3%Retention Rate
$23,627Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Grand Rapids, MILocation
Midsize citySetting
1,298Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$33,068 National median for this major n=336Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,925 Small program - rough guide n=99$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Psychology$42,088 Small program - rough guide n=38$47,149 Small program - rough guide n=36
Publishing$34,293 National median for this major n=103Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

Explore Further

All Colleges in Michigan Accounting Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bible/Biblical Studies Biology Business Administration, Management and Operations Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Communications Computer Science Design and Applied Arts Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Economics Engineering English Language and Literature, General Film/Video and Photographic Arts Finance and Financial Management Services Health/Medical Preparatory Programs History International Business Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Management Information Systems and Services Marketing Mathematics Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology Music Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries Philosophy Psychology Publishing Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Registered Nursing Research and Experimental Psychology Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Social Work Special Education and Teaching Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching Theological and Ministerial Studies