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

642 Undergraduate Degrees
382 Graduate Degrees
$25,813 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
90% Acceptance Rate

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

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 )
200
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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36
ACT Composite Scores for Grand Valley State University  ( 21 to 27 )
1
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.

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 Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 239 4 1 27 271
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 183 0 0 0 183
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 79 0 0 0 79
Occupational Therapy 0 0 61 6 67
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 60 60
General Public Health 0 0 49 0 49
Physician Assistant 0 0 48 0 48
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 43 0 0 0 43
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 41 0 41
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 33 0 0 0 33
Health Care Management 0 0 26 0 26
Health Information Management 26 0 0 0 26
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist 0 0 20 0 20
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 0 19 0 19
Dietetic Technician 19 0 0 0 19
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 18 0 0 0 18
Athletic Training 0 0 10 0 10
Audiology/Audiologist 0 0 0 10 10
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Medical Informatics 0 0 0 0 0
Palliative Care Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 642 4 275 103 1,024

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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