Grand Valley State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 222 (13%)

Honors College

Name Frederik Meijer Honors College
Students 1,500 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,216
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 92%
From Region 7%
Athletes 681 (4.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Black 8%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Community Innovation 950 31% 84% 3% 4% 5% 1% $52,629 2 -0.50 41 96%
Biological and Physical Sciences 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $48,285 2 -2.11 29 94% — — — —
Classical Languages 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,852 21 -0.73 33 — — — — —
English 58 — 21% 91% 2% 0% 5% 0% $50,589 45 -0.22 35 87% — — — —
French — +1 — — — — — — $50,774 24 -0.65 36 94% — — — —
History 36 +2 53% 94% 0% 0% 3% 0% $44,385 4 -1.22 19 98% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $44,535 4 -1.27 20 91% — — — —
Spanish 11 +1 18% 64% 0% 9% 27% 0% $50,774 24 -0.65 36 94% — — — —
Writing 37 +1 32% 92% 0% 5% 0% 0% $48,203 31 -0.51 29 97% — — — —
Anthropology 18 — 33% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $45,847 4 -1.00 23 94% — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $54,111 17 -0.92 45 — — — — —
Geography 7 +2 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $59,487 38 -0.30 58 90% — — — —
Health Communication 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $64,338 28 -0.67 68 97% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,424 1 -1.48 19 — — — — —
International Affairs 19 +3 42% 74% 0% 5% 5% 11% $55,773 8 -0.88 49 94% — — — —
Political Science 35 +5 43% 86% 3% 3% 3% 6% $64,396 30 -0.58 68 96% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 110 +3 27% 85% 3% 3% 4% 1% $64,338 28 -0.67 68 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 39 — 46% 95% 3% 0% 0% 0% $52,485 37 -0.40 40 97% — — — —
Sociology 17 +3 47% 76% 12% 6% 0% 0% $47,831 9 -0.82 28 93% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 56 +2 34% 75% 0% 5% 11% 0% $53,458 21 -0.79 43 97% — — — —
Computer Teacher Education 32 — 0% 91% 3% 0% 3% 0% $55,097 45 -0.25 47 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,046 59 +0.11 42 — — — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,097 45 -0.25 47 98% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 124 — 5% 90% 2% 2% 1% 0% $49,993 19 -0.89 34 100% — — — —
General Education 99 — 37% 73% 6% 9% 8% 0% $57,315 63 +0.26 53 96% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 17 — 65% 76% 0% 6% 18% 0% $55,097 37 -0.33 47 98% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,097 88 +0.89 47 98% — — — —
Dance 8 +2 12% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $44,737 65 +0.22 20 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 12 — 42% 67% 0% 8% 25% 0% $50,929 42 -0.32 36 98% — — — —
Film Studies 58 +1 52% 71% 3% 7% 7% 2% $44,247 17 -0.70 19 93% — — — —
Music 25 +1 56% 92% 0% 4% 4% 0% $46,150 46 -0.06 23 100% — — — —
Photography 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,247 13 -0.77 19 93% — — — —
Studio Art 72 +1 24% 82% 4% 3% 8% 1% $46,228 48 -0.06 24 95% — — — —
Theater 6 — 50% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $43,592 54 +0.07 17 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 1,230 20% 83% 4% 3% 6% 1% $64,716 25 -0.59 69 97%
Biochemistry 27 +1 37% 74% 15% 0% 7% 4% $59,191 8 -1.10 58 100% — — — —
Biology 77 +2 25% 87% 1% 1% 8% 0% $54,929 7 -1.34 47 98% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 145 +3 35% 76% 7% 1% 7% 4% $54,929 5 -1.31 47 98% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $49,354 2 -1.97 32 95% — — — —
Microbiology 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,121 16 -0.83 68 — — — — —
Neurobiology and Behavior 47 +5 23% 77% 6% 2% 11% 2% $74,749 78 +0.68 82 100% — — — —
Dietetic Technician 23 — 13% 87% 4% 0% 4% 0% $59,188 27 -0.46 58 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 56 +3 27% 91% 2% 4% 0% 2% $53,271 22 -0.68 43 98% — — — —
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,479 23 -0.57 32 — — — — —
Wildlife Biology 25 — 32% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,790 27 -0.54 33 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 46 — 4% 91% 0% 2% 7% 0% $63,645 59 +0.20 67 96% — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 53 — 9% 81% 4% 4% 4% 2% $72,595 24 -0.57 79 96% — — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 149 +2 13% 79% 4% 4% 8% 1% $68,996 56 +0.04 75 98% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 19 — 16% 74% 16% 0% 5% 5% $94,410 90 +1.49 94 100% — — — —
Nursing 270 — 14% 83% 4% 3% 6% 0% $81,517 8 -1.07 87 99% — — — —
Respiratory Care 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $72,595 62 +0.14 79 96% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 25 — 0% 88% 4% 4% 4% 0% $50,628 6 -1.22 35 97% — — — —
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 11 — 9% 64% 27% 9% 0% 0% $58,334 34 -0.41 56 100% — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 25 +1 72% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $53,271 14 -0.82 43 98% — — — —
Psychology 213 +26 17% 85% 1% 4% 7% 1% $54,285 50 -0.12 45 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 295 72% 78% 5% 3% 6% 3% $85,707 83 -0.64 90 97%
Computer Science 113 +1 88% 72% 5% 4% 7% 5% $102,527 26 -0.66 97 97% — — — —
Cybersecurity 27 +1 93% 93% 0% 0% 4% 0% $86,139 33 -0.40 90 — — — — —
Information Systems 26 — 85% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,783 28 -0.56 90 97% — — — —
Information Technology 24 — 79% 50% 12% 4% 25% 0% $102,527 66 +0.21 97 97% — — — —
Chemistry 11 — 27% 73% 0% 0% 0% 18% $66,499 27 -0.49 72 90% — — — —
Geochemistry 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,711 26 -0.48 59 96% — — — —
Geosciences 8 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,711 26 -0.48 59 96% — — — —
Mathematics 42 +2 43% 81% 12% 2% 2% 2% $55,662 3 -1.12 49 100% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $73,120 18 -0.75 80 — — — — —
Statistics 31 +5 55% 90% 0% 3% 3% 0% $77,878 9 -0.98 84 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 12% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,459 16 -0.75 32 — — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,228 33 -0.43 24 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Padnos College of Engineering and Computing 150 80% 84% 2% 1% 6% 4% $96,602 93 -0.38 95 100%
Biomedical Engineering 10 — 50% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $90,630 24 -0.69 92 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 21 — 90% 76% 5% 0% 14% 5% $101,634 15 -0.73 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 25 +1 84% 72% 4% 0% 8% 8% $105,725 26 -0.53 97 100% — — — —
General Engineering 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,483 28 -0.54 93 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 11 — 64% 82% 0% 0% 9% 9% $96,107 36 -0.39 95 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 66 — 88% 92% 2% 0% 3% 3% $96,385 38 -0.35 95 100% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 10 — 80% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $89,869 95 +1.47 92 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $41,158 0 -1.85 13 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Seidman College of Business 1,392 48% 82% 3% 3% 7% 1% $69,402 41 -0.38 76 97%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 158 — 29% 87% 1% 2% 6% 0% $62,467 54 +0.08 65 95% — — — —
Accounting 117 +14 50% 81% 7% 2% 4% 3% $83,906 48 -0.20 89 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 87 +55 54% 82% 2% 2% 9% 2% $73,391 11 -1.09 80 98% — — — —
Business Economics 25 +25 76% 68% 8% 0% 12% 8% $74,375 12 -1.03 81 98% — — — —
Economics 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,155 14 -0.90 81 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,822 52 -0.22 77 89% — — — —
Finance 183 +41 74% 84% 2% 3% 5% 2% $78,490 16 -0.71 85 99% — — — —
General Business 74 +2 62% 81% 1% 8% 8% 0% $67,490 31 -0.53 73 95% — — — —
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 47 — 11% 87% 2% 0% 6% 0% $58,017 44 -0.23 55 95% — — — —
Human Resources Management 39 +6 15% 67% 8% 0% 15% 5% $73,226 44 -0.20 80 94% — — — —
International Business 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,606 41 -0.45 80 100% — — — —
Logistics 87 +12 74% 87% 2% 2% 5% 0% $78,094 20 -0.82 85 98% — — — —
Marketing 242 +67 50% 85% 3% 1% 6% 2% $71,255 32 -0.49 78 99% — — — —
Operations Management and Supervision 4 +4 75% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $78,094 20 -0.82 85 98% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $78,094 62 +0.15 85 98% — — — —
Sports Management 54 +1 83% 81% 0% 9% 4% 2% $62,467 56 +0.13 65 95% — — — —
Public Administration 23 +1 26% 70% 0% 13% 9% 4% $55,791 7 -1.21 49 98% — — — —
Social Work 104 — 12% 80% 2% 4% 11% 0% $53,296 46 +0.00 43 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 106 +6 38% 75% 2% 3% 14% 0% $59,412 50 -0.07 58 98% — — — —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 28 +3 18% 71% 4% 4% 7% 0% $66,283 84 +0.88 71 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,269
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,298
Est. In-State Cost $21,046
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,138
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.5% 984 57% 82% 4% 3% 6% 2% $73,578 36 -0.54 80 98% —
Health Sciences 18.3% 734 16% 84% 3% 3% 6% 1% $72,457 29 -0.38 79 97% —
Social Sciences 16.9% 680 27% 83% 2% 4% 6% 1% $55,877 39 -0.43 49 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 317 31% 79% 6% 1% 8% 3% $57,874 12 -1.05 55 98% —
Education 7.0% 282 20% 83% 4% 4% 5% 0% $53,573 50 -0.35 43 98% —
Arts 4.9% 195 37% 79% 3% 5% 8% 1% $46,033 25 -0.24 23 95% —
Computer Science 4.7% 190 87% 75% 5% 3% 8% 3% $98,044 28 -0.50 95 97% —
Humanities 4.0% 160 30% 88% 1% 2% 6% 0% $48,256 13 -0.64 29 93% —
Engineering 3.4% 137 82% 85% 2% 0% 7% 4% $98,308 34 -0.48 96 100% —
Professional 3.3% 134 34% 74% 2% 3% 13% 0% $60,848 30 +0.13 61 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 108 28% 92% 2% 2% 1% 1% $53,585 19 -0.59 43 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 96 47% 84% 5% 3% 2% 3% $64,723 12 -0.92 69 97% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.8M #242 28% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.0M #242 47% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #345 6% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #388 67% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.3M #343 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #382 59% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #420 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $6.6M #348 31% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 271 $1.5M $1.5M $31K
Football 141 $3.9M $3.3M $540K
Baseball 42 $779K $767K $11K
Wrestling 41 $550K $539K $10K
Swimming & Diving 35 $493K $493K $0
Basketball 17 $1.0M $994K $15K
Golf 10 $378K $375K $3K
Tennis 9 $323K $321K $1K
Total 405 $8.9M $8.3M $614K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 180 $1.2M $1.2M $20K
Swimming & Diving 35 $510K $510K $0
Lacrosse 31 $754K $754K $0
Soccer 30 $1.3M $1.2M $101K
Wrestling 22 $428K $412K $15K
Basketball 21 $1.4M $1.3M $23K
Softball 21 $596K $582K $13K
Volleyball 18 $766K $693K $73K
Tennis 10 $340K $338K $1K
Golf 9 $539K $539K $1
Total 276 $7.8M $7.5M $249K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 451 $2.7M $2.7M $52K
Football 141 $3.9M $3.3M $540K
Swimming & Diving 70 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Wrestling 63 $978K $952K $26K
Baseball 42 $779K $767K $11K
Basketball 38 $2.4M $2.3M $39K
Lacrosse 31 $754K $754K $0
Soccer 30 $1.3M $1.2M $101K
Softball 21 $596K $582K $13K
Golf 19 $918K $915K $3K
Tennis 19 $663K $660K $2K
Volleyball 18 $766K $693K $73K
Total 681 $22.2M $21.6M $669K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 95% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 920 – 1170