Ƶ is where Christians launch their careers
A Ƶ education is about more than earning a degree.
It's about discovering your purpose, developing your gifts, and graduating ready to make an immediate impact.
Alumni success stories
From engineering and healthcare to business, education, technology, the sciences, and the arts, Ƶ students are launching meaningful careers with confidence. Their stories show what's possible when academic excellence, hands-on experience, and Christian faith come together.
Read their stories. Imagine your future. Launch your career at Ƶ.
Kevin Einfeld ‘80
President, BDR Executive Custom Homes, Inc.
Building communities on a Ƶ foundation
Sada Shilton ‘27
Student, Ƶ
Next stop: art educator
Becky Bagnall ‘07
Director of alumni, parent, and donor engagement , Ƶ
Becky Bagnall named Ƶ director of alumni, parent, and donor engagement
Mike Wolf ‘06
Vice President of Brand Management, The Stow Company
From a Bus Ride to a Career: How Ƶ Turns Possibility into Purpose
Kyle Timmer ‘20
Senior scientist, AbbVie
From Ƶ to the Cutting-Edge of Drug Development
Maaike Bult ‘22
High school teacher (social studies, public speaking, sociology, government, economics, and leadership courses)
She came to Ƶ with a plan. God had a different one.
Career success by the numbers
Ƶ graduates launch their careers by getting jobs, starting graduate school, and stepping into purpose-filled paths around the world.
Undergraduate Class of 2025:
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98.4%Employed, in graduate school, military, volunteering, or taking a gap year
- 73.2% employed, by 320 organizations, in 293 different job types, across 27 states and 6 countries
- 23.8% in graduate school, attending 58 different graduate schools across 21 states
- 1.4% in the military, volunteering, or taking a gap year
Ƶ grads pass professional exams and get accepted to graduate schools at rates much higher than the national average.
- Baylor University
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- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Michigan State University
- Northeastern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- University of Chicago
- University of Florida
- University of Michigan
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Wisconsin—Madison
- Vanderbilt University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Acrisure LLC
- AdventHealth
- AECOM
- Amazon
- Arcadis
- Bank of America
- Bethany Christian Services
- BlackRock
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Caterpillar Inc.
- CNH Industrial
- Consumers Energy
- Corewell Health
- CVS Health
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Epic
- Federal Reserve
- Ford Motor Company
- GE Aerospace
- Goldman Sachs
- Herman Miller
- International Justice MIssion
- Mayo Clinic
- Microsoft
- NBCUniversal
- NPR
- PepsiCo
- Stellantis
- United Airlines
- University of Michigan Health-West
- Van Andel Institute
- The Walt Disney Company
- WSP
How you'll launch your career
Pursue your calling with intention and build toward a meaningful career.
Step 1: Discover your calling
Find a path that integrates your faith, strengths, and future.
Step 2: Build real-world experience
Starting in your first year, build skills that employers are seeking, through internships, research, and hands-on learning.
Step 3: Launch your career
Live out your calling and impact the world with a job or graduate school placement. You'll join (and be supported by) our strong network of Ƶ alumni.
Ƶ gave me the confidence to try new things. I’ve been stretched here. I know I can go out into the world and not just endure but thrive.
Grand Rapids: a top-ranked city for launching a career
Grand Rapids is continuously recognized as a top city to launch a career.
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#16Wallethub's "best places to start a career"And one of only two Midwest cities in the top 20!
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Top 25LinkedIn's "Cities on the Rise"The ranking highlights U.S. metros where the job market is gaining momentum, using data that tracks hiring, job posts, and new professionals building careers.
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26,000+Ƶ alumni within a 50-mile radius of Grand RapidsYou'll be supported a strong and passionate network of professionals in health, tech, education, business, engineering, and beyond!
Launch your career across the country and the globe
Ƶ graduates get jobs, internships, graduate school placements, and research positions around the world.
Plus, Ƶ's 65,000-strong global alumni network will have your back!
A top-ranked education that sets your career in motion
Ƶ is ranked #4 overall among Midwest Regional Universities in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges Guidebook.”
Professors are “extremely talented, interesting, and connected in their specific fields.” Instructors are also “masters at integration of education and Christianity.”
Fiske Guide to Colleges
“Ƶ students describe the overall academic environment as challenging but supportive [...] Ƶ graduates have few problems getting accepted to graduate schools of law, medicine, or business.”
Ƶ is included in “The Best Colleges For Your Money,” a list compiled based on educational quality, affordability, and career outcomes.
Ready to launch your career?
Your future deserves more than uncertainty. It deserves a college experience that develops talent, builds confidence, and opens doors.
Visit Ƶ, explore your options, and see how Ƶ can help launch your career and shape a life of meaning and impact.