Cornerstone University

{{Short description|Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Cornerstone University

| image_name = Cornerstone University logo.png

| established = {{start date and age|1941}}

| type = Private university

| religious_affiliation = Interdenominational (Evangelical Christian)
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (formerly)

| faculty = 118

| president = Gerson Moreno-Riaño{{cite web |title=Our President |url=https://www.cornerstone.edu/about/our-president/ |website=Cornerstone University |access-date=30 June 2021}}

| students = 1,998 (2020){{cite web |title=College Navigator - Cornerstone University |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=170037 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=IPEDS |access-date=22 February 2021}}

| city = Grand Rapids

| state = Michigan

| country = United States

| endowment = $10.6 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}

| campus = 130 acres, suburban

| former_names = Baptist Bible Institute (1941–1963)
Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College and Seminary (1963–1994)
Cornerstone College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary (1994–1999)

| colors = Navy Blue & Vegas Gold[https://cugoldeneagles.com/documents/2022/8/19/2022_Style_Guide_WIP.pdf 2022 Style Guide WIP (PDF) - Cornerstone University Athletics]
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| mascot = Golden Eagle

| affiliations = Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

| athletics_affiliations = NAIA – WHAC

| sports_nickname = Golden Eagles

| website = {{URL|http://www.cornerstone.edu}}

}}

Cornerstone University is a private evangelical Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.{{cite web |title=Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=170037 |website=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Research |access-date=22 February 2021}}

Cornerstone University has undergraduate and graduate programs, two seminaries (Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and Asia Biblical Theological Seminary based in Chiang Mai, Thailand), and a radio division called Cornerstone Radio (WCSG, WNHG, & Mission Network News). The university offers 60 academic programs in the arts, sciences, humanities, Bible, teacher education, computers, business, and journalism. The university maintains Mission Network News (MNN), an evangelical "broadcast ministry". Students are required to abide by a "Lifestyle Statement" intended to reflect Trinitarianism. {{As of|2020}}, Cornerstone had an enrollment of 1,998 students, including professional and graduate studies and both seminaries.

The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission,{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,1783/ |title=Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 01/10/2013 |year=2013 |access-date=January 10, 2013}} the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ats.edu/about/Documents/AccreditedMembers.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304213513/http://www.ats.edu/about/Documents/AccreditedMembers.pdf|url-status=dead|title=ATS website|archive-date=March 4, 2012}} and the National Association of Schools of Music.{{Cite web |url=http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists |title=NASM website |access-date=2006-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818054935/http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member%20Lists |archive-date=2006-08-18 |url-status=dead }} Cornerstone's social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.{{cite web |title=CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM|url=https://www.cornerstone.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CSWE-Student-Learning-Outcomes.pdf |publisher=CSWE |access-date=22 February 2021 |date=2012}}