- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MITown: fringeZIP 49401Founded 1960
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1981
- Website
- www.gvsu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MichiganPublic
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University is a public university in Allendale, Michigan, with 18,854 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 65% within six years and costs $16,495 a year after aid.
65%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention76%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans50%
$16,495net price / year
83%admission rate
1074average SAT
65%graduate in 6 years
$60,120median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#760 of 1,704 for earnings#601 of 1,739 for lowest net price#527 of 1,738 for graduation rate#950 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
- $28,770tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,872
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,588
- Average net price
- $16,495national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,444
$30,001–48,000$12,223
$48,001–75,000$12,816
$75,001–110,000$16,724
$110,001+$23,196
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1074
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college65%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 65%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,773
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,120middle 50%: $42,371–$83,084
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,084
Median, Grand Valley State University$60,120
Lower quarter$42,371
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
- 18,854
- Part-time
- 9.1%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,156 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,704
- Endowment, end of year
- $209,408,812
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic8.6%
Black8.0%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown0.7%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Health professions14%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.8%
Education5.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.1%
Psychology5.0%
Communication & journalism4.6%
Computer & information sciences4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Oakland City University Oakland City, IN | $15,557 | 70% | $53,253 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 170082. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1472315.