Grand Rapids, Michigan · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Cornerstone University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,695, made up of 1,354 undergraduates and 341 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.
Cornerstone University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Counseling Psychology, Business Administration and Management, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 460 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
1,695
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
460
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 65
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
365
Associate degrees
12
Master's degrees
72
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,695
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,354
Graduate students, fall 2024
341
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,171
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,721
Graduate students, 2024-25
450
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
35%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Interdenominational
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
President
Gerson Moreno-Riaño
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact