Grand Valley State University Nursing Programs

Located in Allendale, Michigan, Grand Valley State University is a public institution. GVSU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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?

Since GVSU has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

Grand Valley State University Nursing Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	215	5	21	241
Palliative Care Nursing	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	215	6	21	242

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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