Grand Valley State University
Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance Rate
92.7%
Applications
27,261
Admitted
25,274
Enrolled
4,335
SAT Composite
920-1170
ACT Composite
21-30
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants27,261reported count
Admits25,27493%
Class seats4,33517% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 27,261 | 25,274 | 93% | 4,335 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 17%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$56,118
10 yrs after enrollment
67%
6-year completion
$16,317
sticker minus grants
$24,500
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
620fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Rachael
Last Name:Passarelli
Title:Data & Insights Analyst
Office:4000 James H. Zumberge Hall
Address Line 1:1 Campus Dr.
Zipcode49,401
Country:United States
Phone:616-331-8649
Email Address:passarer@gvsu.edu
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.gvsu.edu/ia/common-data-set-71.htm
City:Allendale
StateMI
Name of College/University:Grand Valley State University
Street Address Line 1:1 Campus Dr.
CityAllendale
StateMI
Zip49,401
Country:United States
Main Phone Number (Area Code)(616) 331-5000
WWW Home Page Address:www.gvsu.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):(616) 331-2025
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:(800) 748-0246
Admissions Email Address:admissions@gvsu.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):x
Classify your undergraduate institution:x
Academic year calendar:x
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:Inclusion and Equity - Grand Valley State University
Certificatex
Bachelor'sx
Postbachelor's certificatex
Master'sx
Post-master's certificatex
Doctoral degree – professional practicex
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
SATx
ACTx
APx
CLEPx
Institutional Examx
State Exam (specify):x
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
Total first-time, first-year who applied22,770
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted21,130
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled3,944
Total first-time, first-year who applied3,431
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted3,262
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled357
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,060
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted872
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled34
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?No
High school completion requirementx
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies3
Rigor of secondary school recordx
Academic GPAx
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8000.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6990.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5990.4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990.0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total1.0
SAT Math: 700-8000.0
SAT Math: 600-6990.2
SAT Math: 500-5990.3
SAT Math: 400-4990.4
SAT Math: 300-3990.1
SAT Math: 200-2990.0
SAT Math: Total1
SAT Composite: 1400-16000.0
SAT Composite: 1200-13990.2
SAT Composite: 1000-11990.4
SAT Composite: 800-9990.4
SAT Composite: 600-7990.1
SAT Composite: 400-5990.0
SAT Composite: Total1
ACT Composite: 30-360.3
ACT Composite: 24-290.3
ACT Composite: 18-230.3
ACT Composite: 12-170.1
ACT Composite: Total1
ACT English: 30-360.3
ACT English: 24-290.2
ACT English: 18-230.3
ACT English: 12-170.1
ACT English: 6-110.0
ACT English: Total1.0
ACT Math: 30-360.2
ACT Math: 24-290.4
ACT Math: 18-230.2
ACT Math: 12-170.1
ACT Math: Total1.0
ACT Reading: Total0
ACT Science: Total0
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.0
Total1.0
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.1
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.0
Total1.0
Total0
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.40
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:1.0
Does your institution have an application fee?No
Does your institution have an application closing date?No
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:x
No set Datex
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month2025-05-01 00:00:00
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day2025-05-01 00:00:00
Amount of housing deposit:150
Refundable if student does not enroll?x
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?No
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
Fallx
Winterx
Springx
Summerx
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)x
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?Yes
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESDistance learningx
Double majorx
Dual enrollmentx
English as a Second Language (ESL)x
Honors Programx
Independent studyx
Internshipsx
Student-designed majorx
Study abroadx
Teacher certification programx
Arts/fine artsx
English (including composition)x
Historyx
Humanitiesx
Mathematicsx
Philosophyx
Sciences (biological or physical)x
Social sciencex
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing1%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Campus Ministriesx
Choral groupsx
Concert bandx
Dancex
Drama/theaterx
International Student Organizationx
Jazz bandx
Literary magazinex
Marching bandx
Model UNx
Music ensemblesx
Musical theaterx
Pep bandx
Radio stationx
Student governmentx
Student newspaperx
Symphony orchestrax
Television stationx
Coed residence hallsx
Apartments for married studentsx
Apartments for single studentsx
Fraternity/sorority housingx
Theme housingx
Living Learning Communitiesx
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:Grand Valley State University | Meadow Net Price Calculator
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.x
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:2026-05-01 00:00:00
Minimum12
Maximum15
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?Yes
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
In-district:$682
In-state (out-of-district):$682
Out-of-state:$963
NONRESIDENTS:$963
Financial Aid
13 TABLESAcademic Yearx
Federal methodology (FM)x
Federal$46,051,592
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$32,693,026
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$50,711,828
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,639,467
Total Scholarships/Grants$135,095,913
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$53,675,592
Federal Work-Study$6,516,092
Total Self-Help$60,191,684
Parent Loans$7,718,754
Athletic Awards$1,496,549
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$7,957,857
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$27,136,712
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,456,580
Total Scholarships/Grants$37,551,149
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$48,712,407
Total Self-Help$48,712,407
Parent Loans$26,692,842
Athletic Awards$3,764,917
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.2,666
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availablex
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availablex
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not availablex
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:222
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$9,304
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$2,065,383
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)x
Students must reply by (date): Month2025-05-01 00:00:00
Students must reply by (date): Day2025-05-01 00:00:00
or within____weeks of notification.5
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loansx
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loansx
Federal Direct PLUS Loansx
Federal Nursing Loansx
Federal Pell Grantsx
Federal SEOGx
State scholarships/grantsx
Private scholarshipsx
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsx
Federal Nursing Scholarshipx
Academicsx
Alumni affiliationx
Artx
Athleticsx
Music/dramax
State/district residencyx
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio14
based on ____ students19,399
and ____ faculty1,356