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Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI · Public · 18,854 students · mostly bachelor degrees
64th-cheapest of 138 Michigan colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$16,317
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$28,367
Graduation rate
67%
Admission rate
83%
Median graduate earnings
$56,118
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,500
Average SAT
1074
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
162 programsBusiness/Commerce, General · Master's Degree45 grads/yr$128,108Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree77 grads/yr$122,497Clinical Nurse Leader · First Professional Degree27 grads/yr$112,011Biostatistics · Master's Degree30 grads/yr$108,615Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$103,253Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$100,456Manufacturing Engineering · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$95,416Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree114 grads/yr$94,330Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$90,565Accounting · Master's Degree56 grads/yr$90,295Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$82,978Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$82,095Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$81,420Process Safety Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$80,398International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$80,324Accounting · Bachelor's Degree123 grads/yr$80,153Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree113 grads/yr$79,324Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree239 grads/yr$79,188Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$77,581Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree49 grads/yr$75,800Communication, General · Master's Degree21 grads/yr$74,663Mathematics and Statistics · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$74,229Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$73,241Public Administration · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$71,404Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree239 grads/yr$71,348
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.