Grand View University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,474
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 83%
From Region 9%
Athletes 851 (61.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 12%
Black 10%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 4%
Native American 1%

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
Grand View University 378 45% 59% 4% 7% 12% 5% $62,110 15 -0.52 49 96% 6.7%
Computer Science 8 — 100% 38% 0% 12% 12% 12% $68,851 1 -1.64 64 — — — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,114 5 -1.48 9 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 +1 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $71,100 3 -1.19 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $70,597 47 -0.08 68 — — — — —
Biology 6 +3 50% 33% 0% 17% 0% 17% $72,548 81 +0.71 71 100% — — — —
Biotechnology 4 +1 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $71,428 51 -0.01 69 — — — — —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,964 33 -0.41 20 — — — — —
Athletic Training 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,152 45 -0.14 63 — — — — —
Exercise Science 22 — 55% 64% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,095 23 -0.78 30 99% — — — —
Nursing 36 — 11% 78% 3% 3% 8% 0% $79,250 4 -1.29 80 97% — — — —
Pre-Medicine 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,956 47 -0.17 58 — — — — —
Pre-Physician Assistant 6 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $66,630 48 -0.13 60 — — — — —
Accounting 18 +3 33% 56% 11% 0% 11% 11% $77,991 30 -0.58 78 100% 5.5% — — —
Business Administration 29 +2 69% 55% 10% 10% 10% 10% $68,481 34 -0.48 64 — 5.4% — — —
Business Analytics 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 40% 20% $71,351 7 -1.21 69 — — — — —
Finance 18 +10 78% 56% 0% 6% 6% 17% $71,903 8 -0.94 70 94% 5.7% — — —
Human Resources Management 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,301 6 -1.28 39 100% 5.6% — — —
International Business 5 +1 40% 20% 0% 0% 40% 20% $71,090 37 -0.56 68 — — — — —
Logistics — — — — — — — — $70,373 7 -1.26 67 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 5 — 80% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $75,041 13 -1.00 75 — — — — —
Marketing 14 +6 71% 50% 7% 14% 21% 7% $70,185 27 -0.58 67 98% 6.2% — — —
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,471 20 -0.71 64 — — — — —
Sports Management 17 +2 76% 65% 0% 6% 12% 6% $55,095 27 -0.65 30 99% — — — —
English 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,900 34 -0.43 15 — — — — —
General Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,329 75 +0.29 44 97% 7.2% — — —
History 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,527 30 -0.53 21 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,993 29 -0.54 22 — — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $45,508 24 -0.66 10 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $51,761 15 -0.94 21 — — — — —
Corporate Communications — — — — — — — — $63,619 26 -0.73 53 — — — — —
Human Services 11 +4 9% 45% 9% 18% 27% 0% $46,615 14 -0.79 11 94% 7.6% — — —
Mass Communication 6 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,838 15 -0.94 22 — — — — —
Psychology 32 +3 28% 50% 9% 6% 12% 3% $56,133 61 +0.16 33 90% 8.7% — — —
Public Administration 4 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $62,867 24 -0.69 51 — — — — —
Social Work 20 — 20% 75% 0% 10% 10% 0% $43,504 8 -1.16 7 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 24 — 21% 67% 0% 8% 4% 0% $51,093 43 -0.18 20 97% — — — —
General Education 15 +1 40% 60% 0% 13% 0% 0% $60,329 80 +0.62 44 97% 7.2% — — —
Physical Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,412 22 -0.78 21 100% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $51,093 30 -0.47 20 97% — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,412 75 +0.49 21 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,114 8 -1.16 9 96% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $39,486 13 -0.78 4 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $51,412 69 +0.50 21 100% — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $40,693 7 -1.01 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $39,457 14 -0.79 4 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 100% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% $39,249 28 -0.51 4 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 18 +3 44% 50% 0% 6% 11% 6% $65,521 83 +0.78 57 93% 7.0% — — —
Legal Studies 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,512 57 +0.08 45 — — — — —
Paralegal Studies 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,071 55 +0.02 44 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,195
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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 30.4% 115 63% 55% 5% 8% 14% 10% $68,992 22 -0.68 65 98% 5.6%
Social Sciences 19.3% 73 29% 56% 5% 8% 16% 3% $51,255 15 -0.48 20 94% 8.4%
Health Sciences 18.5% 70 26% 69% 1% 3% 13% 0% $69,500 18 -0.93 66 98% —
Education 12.7% 48 38% 65% 0% 8% 4% 0% $53,993 52 +0.00 27 97% 7.2%
Professional 6.1% 23 43% 61% 0% 4% 9% 4% $64,375 43 +0.62 55 93% 7.0%
Computer Science 3.7% 14 93% 57% 0% 7% 7% 7% $58,678 0 -1.57 40 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 13 38% 31% 15% 8% 8% 15% $71,753 70 +0.31 70 100% —
Humanities 2.6% 10 50% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $51,373 27 -0.44 21 97% 7.2%
Arts 2.1% 8 62% 38% 0% 12% 12% 0% $41,581 11 -0.57 6 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 3 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $71,100 29 -1.19 68 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,964 13 -0.41 20 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 150 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Soccer 86 $977K $977K $0
Wrestling 81 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 76 $894K $894K $0
Track & Field (combined) 58 $336K $336K $0
Basketball 34 $597K $597K $0
Volleyball 20 $363K $363K $0
Golf 17 $189K $189K $0
Bowling 14 $116K $116K $0
Tennis 10 $114K $114K $0
Rifle 6 $96K $96K $0
Archery 2 $19K $19K $0
Other Sports 2 $8K $8K $0
Total 522 $7.6M $7.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 85 $474K $474K $0
Wrestling 64 $749K $749K $0
Track & Field (combined) 48 $257K $257K $0
Soccer 41 $524K $524K $0
Basketball 39 $530K $530K $0
Softball 28 $427K $427K $0
Volleyball 24 $278K $278K $0
Bowling 14 $138K $138K $0
Golf 8 $95K $95K $0
Tennis 6 $75K $75K $0
Archery 5 $47K $47K $0
Rifle 5 $80K $80K $0
Total 329 $3.7M $3.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 150 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Wrestling 145 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 127 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 106 $593K $593K $0
Other Sports 87 $483K $483K $0
Baseball 76 $894K $894K $0
Basketball 73 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 44 $641K $641K $0
Bowling 28 $255K $255K $0
Softball 28 $427K $427K $0
Golf 25 $285K $285K $0
Tennis 16 $190K $190K $0
Rifle 11 $176K $176K $0
Archery 7 $66K $66K $0
Total 851 $12.4M $12.4M $0

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 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional