- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MISuburb: largeZIP 49512Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 8
- Website
- www.davenport.edu
MichiganPrivate nonprofit
Davenport University
Davenport University is a private nonprofit university in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 3,134 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $17,623 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention82%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans48%
$17,623net price / year
98%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$52,260median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,702median debt
#1,155 of 1,704 for earnings#685 of 1,739 for lowest net price#933 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,440 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,747tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $25,562
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,562
- Average net price
- $17,623national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,274
$30,001–48,000$20,736
$48,001–75,000$26,947
$75,001–110,000$32,247
$110,001+$28,247
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,144
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,260middle 50%: $31,935–$77,073
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,702
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,073
Median, Davenport University$52,260
Lower quarter$31,935
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,134
- Part-time
- 40%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 26.4
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 29%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,047 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,091
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,995,490
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic8.6%
Black14%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown5.1%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management47%
Health professions32%
Computer & information sciences14%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.5%
Legal professions1.4%
Science technologies1.1%
Communications technologies0.1%
Education0.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 169479. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5230267.