Grand Valley State University Teaching Programs

Grand Valley State University is a public institution situated in Allendale, Michigan. Allendale is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Grand Valley State University?

Contact details for GVSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401-9403
Phone:	616-331-2020
Website:	www.gvsu.edu

How Do I Get Into GVSU?

You can apply to GVSU online at: https://www.gvsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-application-23.htm

Admission Requirements for GVSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GVSU?

With an acceptance rate of 90%, GVSU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 63% of students accepted to GVSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

GVSU received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Grand Valley State University?

The overall average net price of GVSU is $25,813. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GVSU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,613 a year. That adds up to $26,452 over four years for those students.

Grand Valley State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,379 undergraduate students at GVSU, with 16,993 being full-time and 2,386 being part-time.

There are also 3,027 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,993 full-time undergraduates at GVSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand Valley State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	428
Black or African American	697
Hispanic or Latino	1,034
White	13,889
International Students	189
Other Races/Ethnicities	756

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Grand Valley State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at GVSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Grand Valley State University

In 2022-2023, 9,863 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GVSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GVSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	45%

Grand Valley State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	276	0	27	303
General Educational Leadership & Administration	31	0	14	62	107
Computer Teacher Education	0	79	0	0	79
General Special Education	0	43	0	19	62
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	51	51
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	32	32
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	29	29
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	15	0	0	15
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	14	0	14
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	11	11
Bilingual, Multilingual, & Multicultural Education	4	0	0	0	4
Art Education	0	4	0	0	4
Earth Science Teacher Education	0	2	0	0	2
Social Studies Education	1	0	0	0	1
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	419	28	231	714

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

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