Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Grand Valley State University · Athletics
Allendale, MI · Town · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Lakers · Website ↗
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20
Programs on the site
of the sports Grand sponsors
943
Roster spots
$16M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$5.7M
Athletic aid
$2.6M women's · $3.2M men's
$145k
Recruiting spend
$58k women's · $87k men's
Every team
| 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 department
- Athletics directorKeri M. Becker
- Sports informationTim Nott
- NicknameLakers
- NCAA member since9/1/1975
- Primary conferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Athletics sitegvsulakers.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$6,843 $2.6M across 377 spots
- Men's teams$5,585 $3.2M across 566 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#4Department revenueof 297 · Division II#5Department spendingof 297 · Division II#19Scholarship dollarsof 295 · Division II#22Most athletesof 297 · Division II#25HC pay, women'sof 297 · Division II#27Recruiting spendof 295 · Division II#35Most teamsof 297 · Division II#38Per athleteof 297 · Division II
Among Division II schools; every list Grand Valley State University is on.
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