Grand Valley State University

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 94.69%
    • Average SAT Scores 1079
    • Four Year Completion Rate 44.56% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 68.65% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 68.96% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    44.6%
    6 Year
    68.7%
    8 Year
    69.0%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $26,578 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $20,820 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $14,628 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $24,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,915 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $11,395 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $11,390 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $14,507 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $20,860 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $23,541 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $47,840 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $44,050 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $51,712 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $49,496 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $56,118 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data $30,755 $30,921
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,319
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $26,108 $21,642 $30,680
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree $27,961 $26,674 $38,420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data $30,380 $30,428
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $25,945 $17,317 $23,340
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $23,731 No data $39,331
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data $27,948 $38,770
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,497
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $32,314 $28,837 $37,125
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $36,341 $58,382
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,039
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,711
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $32,088 $27,266 $41,498
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $27,769 $23,488 $28,122
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $28,718 $23,832 $34,822
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data $24,311 $31,888
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,005
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,186
Music Bachelor's Degree No data $19,938 $32,676
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $26,307 $22,727 $30,036
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $30,427 $26,435 $62,211
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data $29,352 No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $29,780 No data $74,641
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,369
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,048
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree $26,051 $21,960 $34,390
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $33,301 $27,122 $39,437
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,652
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $30,530 $26,196 $59,822
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $29,647 $26,136 $51,957
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree $29,335 $26,741 $45,994
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, General Bachelor's Degree $31,762 $26,279 $38,643
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $23,936 No data $70,095
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Legal Support Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,426
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $29,907 $21,988 $36,374
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data $21,950 $27,948
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $31,187 $27,629 $27,617
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,459
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,927
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $32,411 $29,853 $23,424
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data $40,783 $34,944
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree $27,172 $24,689 $28,629
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree $30,706 $25,337 $30,278
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $23,506 $20,767 $46,872
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $31,458 $29,605 $47,558
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $27,633 $20,911 $43,752
History Bachelor's Degree $23,533 No data $26,987
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $31,179 $22,000 $37,452
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $28,131 $23,234 $31,914
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biopsychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,671
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $29,139 No data $24,144
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data $30,924 $29,582
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data $25,488 $28,844
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,591
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $27,777 $25,415 $35,325
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,184
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree $32,087 $29,498 $47,277
International Business Bachelor's Degree $25,003 No data $44,077
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree $37,517 $35,965 $48,926
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree $27,303 $25,454 $43,898