Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Fringe

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,495. 65% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $60,120 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $22,500.

Average net price
$16,495
per year Verified data
Completion rate
65%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$60,120
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$22,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$15,872
Out-of-state tuition and fees$22,588
Average cost of attendance$28,770
Books and supplies$800
Room and board, on campus$10,788
Average net price, all aided students$16,495
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$12,444
Average net price, family income over $110,000$23,196

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
83%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
940 to 1190
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 30
Undergraduate enrollment
18,854
Graduate enrollment
3,009
Students receiving Pell grants
36%
Student to faculty ratio
15 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time65%
Completion within normal time43%
First-year retention (full-time)76%
Median federal debt, graduates$22,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$256
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$28,536
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry78%
1 year after completion$48,148
4 years after completion$60,491
6 years after entry$51,773
8 years after entry$57,400
10 years after entry$60,120
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $60,120; the middle half earned $42,371 to $83,084. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Grand Valley State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

167 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (27)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacy$23,255
Business/Corporate Communications
CIP 52.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Food Science and Technology
CIP 01.10 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Genetics
CIP 26.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
38$45,649$20,125
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
27$42,333$21,924
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacy$22,219
Mathematics and Computer Science
CIP 30.08 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (83)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
138$55,302$23,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
53$68,961$24,707
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
13$30,897$24,333
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
21$49,097$24,500
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
10$41,809$28,500
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
218$35,637$23,475
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
CIP 14.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biopsychology
CIP 30.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
119$62,887$22,363
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
80$52,236$24,232
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
51$52,656$20,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacy$20,500
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
55Suppressed for privacy$26,006
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
71$42,561$23,719
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99
$46,750$26,000
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
15$79,660$31,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
116$75,450$24,250
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
110$44,502$25,150
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
10$46,806Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
238$45,764$26,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
30$89,028$25,500
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
77$42,194$26,995
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
13$55,025Suppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
66$27,609$23,000
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
208$54,928$21,774
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
65$32,226$26,888
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
CIP 03.03 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
8$48,926Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
13$48,485Suppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
169$40,706$23,250
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
17$44,726$27,000
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
39$37,614$25,345
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
40$45,932$21,726
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
46$58,699$18,750
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
22$70,328$27,000
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
13$60,548Suppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
18$39,684$21,499
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
7$28,685Suppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
36$44,377$21,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
92$47,197$27,804
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
150$55,309$21,500
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online
9$77,793Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
307$55,209$21,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
60$48,209$24,250
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
59$78,337$27,000
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
CIP 26.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
28$43,397$25,875
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
89$38,864$25,586
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
67$36,138$25,332
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
62$36,140$23,250
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
314$37,251$24,250
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
23$48,070$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
111$47,798$23,250
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
16$72,846$26,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
20$39,078$18,442
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
249$77,487$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
37$42,912$20,585
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
33$40,239$24,450
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
13$35,142$23,141
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
30$45,150$26,249
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
89$41,065$23,833
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
19$41,378$23,250
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
74Suppressed for privacy$28,144
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
235$38,172$25,000
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
26$53,430$22,375
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
120$43,090$29,000
Zoology/Animal Biology
CIP 26.07 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacy$24,244
Post-baccalaureate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Genetics
CIP 26.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (35)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
53$71,991Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
72$111,349Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
CIP 26.11 · No credentials fully online
28$73,625Suppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
63$99,194Suppressed for privacy
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
9$59,760Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
45$55,794Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
14$50,432Suppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
89$93,683Suppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
49$56,581Suppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
40Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
17$56,420Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
24$59,119Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
53$58,518Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
27$70,701Suppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics and Computer Science
CIP 30.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
26$59,783Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
41$57,411Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
73$70,667Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
128$55,701Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
23$55,294Suppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
39$59,377Suppressed for privacy
Taxation
CIP 52.16 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (13)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
76Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Genetics
CIP 26.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Taxation
CIP 52.16 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
13$104,985Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
62$77,128Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 170082, OPEID 002268. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.