Grand Valley State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Grand Valley State University is a public doctoral/professional university in Allendale, MI (town setting), with 19,243 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 95% of 24,297 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 940–1190 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,219 a year for out-of-state students and $29,027 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,995 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.42 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Grand Valley State University ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,978 in-state · $21,154 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 61 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Grand Valley State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Grand Valley State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 5 | $1.2M | $40,776 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $768k | $18,278 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $995k | $58,524 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $1.3M | $63,291 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 141 | — | 3 | $3.3M | $23,474 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $376k | $37,551 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $540k | $59,959 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $754k | $24,328 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 4 | $583k | $27,747 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 3 | $493k | $14,096 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 3 | $511k | $14,594 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $322k | $35,740 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 3 | $339k | $33,870 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 271 | — | 15 | $1.5M | $5,602 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 180 | — | 10 | $1.2M | $6,422 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 4 | $693k | $38,513 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 41 | — | 3 | $540k | $13,166 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 22 | — | 3 | $413k | $18,770 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.