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Grand Valley State University Overview

Located in Allendale, Michigan, Grand Valley State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Allendale draws many to the area.

What Is Grand Valley State University Known For?

5,028 Undergraduate Awards
$25,813 Avg Cost After Aid
90% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at GVSU is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from GVSU makes roughly $56,118 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Grand Valley State University?

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Contact details for GVSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401-9403
Phone: 616-331-2020
Website: www.gvsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into GVSU?

You can apply to GVSU online at: https://www.gvsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-application-23.htm

Admission Requirements for GVSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GVSU?

90% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
63% Submit SAT Scores
Since GVSU has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 63% of students accepted to GVSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Grand Valley State University  ( 480 to 610 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Grand Valley State University  ( 480 to 600 )
200
800
GVSU received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Grand Valley State University  ( 20 to 26 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Grand Valley State University  ( 21 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford Grand Valley State University?

$25,813 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of GVSU is $25,813. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GVSU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,572 a year. That adds up to $26,288 over four years for those students.

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Grand Valley State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,013 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 20,405 undergraduate students at GVSU, with 18,013 being full-time and 2,392 being part-time.

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There are also 2,945 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,013 full-time undergraduates at GVSU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand Valley State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 423
Black or African American 713
Hispanic or Latino 1,036
White 14,869
International Students 161
Other Races/Ethnicities 811

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Grand Valley State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at GVSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Grand Valley State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Biology 0 282 0 23 0 305
General Psychology 0 276 0 0 0 276
Nursing 0 239 4 1 27 271
Marketing 0 269 0 0 0 269
Social Work 0 121 0 128 0 249
General Education 0 224 0 23 0 247
Health & Physical Education 9 235 0 0 0 244
Finance & Financial Management 0 239 0 0 0 239
Other Health Professions 0 183 0 0 0 183
Accounting 0 123 0 56 0 179
Computer Information Systems 0 114 8 46 0 168
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 33 0 61 66 160
Public Relations & Advertising 0 140 0 0 0 140
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 121 0 12 0 133
Communication Sciences 0 79 0 41 10 130
Business Administration & Management 14 113 0 0 0 127
General Business/Commerce 0 78 0 45 0 123
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 120 0 0 0 120
Allied Health Professions 0 43 0 77 0 120
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1 112 0 0 0 113
Educational Administration 16 0 11 76 0 103
Communication & Media Studies 7 73 0 21 0 101
Natural Resources Conservation 7 91 0 0 0 98
General English Literature 0 82 0 8 0 90
Special Education 0 55 0 30 0 85
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 80 0 0 0 80
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 68 0 0 0 68
History 41 27 0 0 0 68
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 68 0 0 0 68
Hospitality Management 0 63 0 0 0 63
Mathematics 0 63 0 0 0 63
Fine & Studio Arts 0 59 0 0 0 59
Mechanical Engineering 0 57 0 0 0 57
Legal Support Services 16 41 0 0 0 57
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 56 0 56
Geography & Cartography 41 14 0 0 0 55
Business/Managerial Economics 0 54 0 0 0 54
Public Administration 0 26 2 25 0 53
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 26 0 26 0 52
Political Science & Government 0 50 0 0 0 50
Human Resource Management 0 49 0 0 0 49
Public Health 0 0 0 49 0 49
General Social Sciences 0 45 0 0 0 45
Music 6 38 0 0 0 44
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 28 13 0 41
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 19 0 20 0 39
Statistics 0 39 0 0 0 39
Writing Studies 0 37 0 0 0 37
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 20 0 16 0 36
Data Science 0 0 0 33 0 33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 30 0 0 0 30
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 30 0 30
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 30 0 0 0 30
Romance Languages 0 29 0 0 0 29
Information Science 0 23 0 0 0 23
Computer Engineering 0 23 0 0 0 23
Anthropology 4 19 0 0 0 23
Student Counseling 0 0 0 22 0 22
Quality Control Technology 0 22 0 0 0 22
Sociology 0 22 0 0 0 22
International Relations & National Security 0 21 0 0 0 21
Electrical Engineering 0 19 0 0 0 19
Manufacturing Engineering 0 18 0 0 0 18
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 18 0 0 0 18
Biological & Physical Science 0 18 0 0 0 18
International Business 0 16 0 0 0 16
Information Technology 0 8 0 8 0 16
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 15 0 0 0 15
General Engineering 0 2 0 13 0 15
Economics 0 15 0 0 0 15
Mathematics & Computer Science 14 0 0 0 0 14
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 14 0 0 0 14
Ethnic Studies 1 11 0 0 0 12
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 12 0 12
Chemistry 0 11 0 0 0 11
Philosophy 0 10 0 0 0 10
Instructional Media Design 0 0 3 6 0 9
International Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Dance 0 8 0 0 0 8
American Sign Language 7 0 0 0 0 7
Genetics 4 0 2 0 0 6
Zoology 0 6 0 0 0 6
Classical Languages & Literature 0 6 0 0 0 6
Physics 0 6 0 0 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 0 6 0 0 0 6
Multilingual Education 5 0 0 0 0 5
Engineering-Related Fields 3 0 0 0 0 3
Biomedical Engineering 0 3 0 0 0 3
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 2 0 0 0 2
Taxation 0 0 0 2 0 2
Germanic Languages 0 2 0 0 0 2
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 2 0 0 0 2
Data Analytics 0 0 2 0 0 2
Religious Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
Business/Corporate Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biopsychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 196 4,832 60 979 103 6,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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