Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan
- Public
- Town
- 18,854 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 83%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,495per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 66%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,12010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Grand Valley Pledge awards full undergraduate tuition, renewable for four years, to qualified Michigan students with a family income under $50,000.
Source: GVSU expands tuition-free program to all qualified Michigan students - GVNext
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 83%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 940–1190Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Grand Valley State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
25% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.40. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 93%25,274 admitted of 27,261 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 920–1170First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 21–30First-years who sent scores
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Grand Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,495full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,770sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $15,872Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $22,588Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 66%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,12010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 18,854Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 27%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI — admits 80%
- Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI — admits 85%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE — admits 87%
- Wayne State University Detroit, MI — admits 81%
- Boise State University Boise, ID — admits 87%
- Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI — admits 90%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Grand Valley State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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