Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University admitted 83% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 940–1190 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,495 a year. Within six years, 65% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 83%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 940–1190
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–30
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,770 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,495 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,444 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,872 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,588 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 65%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,120 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 18,854
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Health professions
- 14%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
- Education
- 6%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Indiana University-South Bend IN · 84% admitted
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine ME · 84% admitted
- Baker College MI · 82% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Arkansas State University AR · 82% admitted
- Indiana University-Southeast IN · 85% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.