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#298 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
90%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
24
Aid receiving
95%
Undergraduates
18,665
Graduates
2,983
Male:Female Ratio
38:62
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.gvsu.edu

Grand Valley State University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Grand Valley State University has an acceptance rate of 90% and is among the 37% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 90% 89% 91%
Applicants 17,123 6,358 10,684
Admissions 15,474 5,655 9,758
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,843 1,503 2,313
Freshmen enrolled part time 32 12 20

8,673 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,190 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,440 or 63%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 960
or below

75% of them
had 1210
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Grand Valley State University are 960-1210 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
304 or 8%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 21
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Grand Valley State University are 21-27 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 16939 (78%)
Hispanic 1410 (7%)
Black or African American 1148 (5%)
Two or more races 759 (4%)
Asian 586 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 583 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 138 (0.6%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 35 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 12 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$8,811
Students receiving aid
95%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $13,952$18,456
Tuition in-state $13,952$18,456
Tuition out-of-state $19,856$18,456

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,012
Combined charge for room and board $10,140
Room charge $6,440
Meal charge $3,700

Grand Valley State University majors

Grand Valley State University has granted 4,637 bachelor's degrees across 88 programs, 971 master's across 34 programs, and 82 doctorate degrees across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Grand Valley State University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General 301
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 254
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 245
Biomedical Sciences, General 235 6
Social Work 112 125
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 215 21
Accounting 155 56
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 208
Finance, General 191
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 137 13
Business & Commerce, General 53 88
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 134
English Language and Literature, General 114
Computer and Information Sciences, General 90 20
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 90 11
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 94
Management Science 93
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 92
Public Administration 46 35
Hotel & Motel Administration & Management 80
Computer Teacher Education 79
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 66 12
Mechanical Engineering 71
Neurobiology and Behavior 70
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 69
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 67
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 62 3
Social Sciences, General 65
Mathematics, General 63
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 62
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 60
Political Science and Government, General 60
Physical Therapy & Therapist 58
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 57
Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 56
Curriculum and Instruction 51
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 51
Public Health, General 50
Fine & Studio Arts, General 49
Physician Assistant 47
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 47
Statistics, General 41 1
Biochemistry 40
Writing, General 38
Environmental Studies 37
Biological and Physical Sciences 33
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 32
Information Science & Studies 32
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 31
Legal Assistant & Paralegal 31
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 29
Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy 29
Business & Managerial Economics 28
Education, General 27
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 24
Music, General 24
Anthropology, General 23
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 14 9
Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist 23
Chemistry, General 22
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 21
Geology & Earth Science, General 21
Health Communication 21
International Relations and Affairs 21
Manufacturing Engineering 20
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 20
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 19
History, General 19
Occupational Safety and Health Technology & Technician 19
Special Education and Teaching, General 19
Data Science, General 18
Spanish Language and Literature 18
Bioinformatics 17
Computer Engineering, General 17
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 17
Biostatistics 15
Economics, General 15
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 14
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 14
International Business & Trade & Commerce 13
Educational & Instructional Technology 11
Engineering, General 1 10
Geography 11
Sociology, General 11
Community Organization and Advocacy 10
School Psychology 10
Women's Studies 10
Athletic Training & Trainer 9
Applied Linguistics 8
Information Technology 8
International & Globalization Studies 8
Philosophy 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 6
Photography 6
Dance, General 5
Microbiology, General 5
Art Teacher Education 4
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 3 1
Operations Management and Supervision 4
French Language and Literature 3
German Language and Literature 3
Physics, General 3
Religion & Religious Studies 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 2
Earth Science Teacher Education 2
Geochemistry 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
Radio and Television 1
Wildlife Biology 1
Grand Total 4,637 971 82

Grand Valley State University has a graduation rate of 66%, which is among the 29% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 66% 62% 69%
  • Full-time retention rate - 79%
  • Part-time retention rate - 36%

Publications & Citations

Grand Valley State University has published 7,511 scientific papers with 115,099 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Law, Biology, Sociology, Medicine, Engineering, and Psychology.

Publications
7,511
Citations
115,099

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
5,174 / 79,332
Political Science
3,343 / 45,547
Computer Science
3,212 / 51,997
Environmental Science
3,131 / 59,597
Law
3,129 / 43,315
Biology
3,078 / 61,230
Sociology
2,820 / 41,163
Medicine
2,767 / 53,320
Engineering
2,668 / 38,648
Psychology
2,639 / 48,675
Philosophy
2,434 / 39,232
Physics
2,233 / 37,286
Business
2,175 / 36,097
Geography and Cartography
1,947 / 33,287
Mathematics
1,912 / 35,033
History
1,808 / 22,420
Economics
1,730 / 23,125
Chemistry
1,706 / 28,800
Geology
1,633 / 37,265
Ecology
1,515 / 35,495
Archaeology
1,387 / 21,593
Quantum and Particle physics
1,363 / 24,323
Paleontology
1,212 / 27,947
Statistics
1,210 / 28,431
Art & Design
1,126 / 13,623
Social Psychology
1,070 / 26,944
Linguistics
1,027 / 16,927
Development Studies
1,019 / 11,713
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,015 / 15,098
Management
979 / 20,540
Genetics
922 / 16,895
Biochemistry
902 / 14,920
Psychiatry
846 / 18,352
Pathology
793 / 17,991
Education Majors
791 / 8,535
Neuroscience
745 / 16,727
Marketing
739 / 18,261
Organic Chemistry
729 / 13,929
Math Teachers
679 / 6,994
Materials Science
647 / 9,777

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 19 46
1992 26 51
1993 33 100
1994 52 112
1995 67 136
1996 74 152
1997 104 200
1998 88 233
1999 101 347
2000 94 415
2001 124 597
2002 143 839
2003 133 829
2004 163 1108
2005 157 1393
2006 210 1570
2007 207 2007
2008 216 2197
2009 257 2744
2010 257 3338
2011 299 4007
2012 270 4443
2013 320 5106
2014 362 5563
2015 327 5804
2016 395 6060
2017 359 6134
2018 406 7010
2019 389 8025
2020 487 9566
2021 378 10165
2022 349 10473
2023 387 11335
Academic rankings

Grand Valley State University alumni

  1. Tony Ferguson

    Tony Ferguson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    celebritymixed martial arts fighterBrazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
    Biography

    Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Ferguson debuted in 2008, and has been with the UFC since he won The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun.

  2. Erion Veliaj

    Erion Veliaj
    Born in
    Albania Flag Albania
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Erion Veliaj is an Albanian, politician, who is currently serving as the Mayor of Tirana. Stemming from a civil society activism organization as the leader of MJAFT!, Veliaj joined the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania in 2011, when he was appointed Secretary for Youth and Immigration.

  3. Thomas Remengesau Jr

    Thomas Remengesau Jr
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas Esang "Tommy" Remengesau Jr. is a Palauan politician; in 2013 he was elected the ninth president of Palau and was re-elected to that office in 2016. Previously he served as the seventh president of the island nation from 2001 to 2009. He served as a Senator in the Palau National Congress between his two administrations. In sum, Remengesau was elected Vice-President of Palau in 1992 and 1996, then president in 2000, 2004, 2012 and 2016.

  4. John Beyrle

    John Beyrle
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    John Ross Beyrle is an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer and specialist in Russian and Eastern European affairs, he served as Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation from July 3, 2008, until January 10, 2012, and as Ambassador to Bulgaria from 2005 to 2008.

All 14 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names GVSU
Grand Valley State
Grand Valley
Founded 1960
Motto Educating students to shape their lives, their professions and their societies
Colors blue, black, white
Academic calendar August to April (August - December; January-April). Also Summer Session (May to July)
Total FTE staff 2,693
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Location and contacts

Address 1 Campus Dr
Allendale, Michigan, 49401-9403
United States
City population 27,000
Phone 6163312020

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