Grand Valley State University
School info
4
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.2
Food
3.4
Clubs
4
Facilities
4.5
Internet
3.6
Location
3.8
Opportunities
4.1
Safety
4
Social
3.7
Happiness
4.3
Basic Information
Location
- Allendale Charter Twp, MI
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public university
- Established: 1960; 64 years ago (1960)
- Founder: Grand Valley State University was founded through the efforts of nearly 300 West Michigan community members, including notable individuals such as Dr. John Russell, Bill Seidman, and others listed in the Founders Day celebration. - Dr. John Russell, Bill Seidman, Stanley Alexander, David Almerigi, Willis I. Anderson, John J. Annulis, Edward M. Baas, Nina E. Babcock, Merrill S. Bailey, Hollis M. Baker, Ralph B. Baldwin, Benjamin T. Balkema, Gerald Barnes, Melvin L. Baumann, Richard B. Baxter, William F. Beebe, Stanley B. Benford, Howard G. Benjamin Jr., Bob Bennett, Julius Bergsma, Louis J. Berman, Hammond A. Berry, Irving Bissell, Melville R. Bissell III, Robert H. Blandford, Allen G. Boelens, Harris W. Botruff, W. H. Bouwkamp, Judson T. Bradford, Alfred Bransdorfer, Arthur Branson, Frank K. Bray, James Fitch Brooks, Arthur E. Brown, Manley Brown, Stanford Brown, Robert Bruyn, Stephen A. Bryant, Philip W. Buchen, Benjamin J. Buikema, Robert Burnham, George A. Busch, Martin D. Buth, W. A. Butler, Robert I. Byram, Francis C. Campau, Donald V. Carey, Luther Carpenter, Warren R. Carter, Clark C. Caskey, Howard S. Caukin, Lynn H. Clark, Ralph W. Cook, Richard M. Cook, James M. Copeland, Griffith S. Cossar, Thomas A. Crawford, James R. Danenberg, Herbert G. Daverman, A.F. Davis, Paul G. Goebel Sr., George W. Grant, Clyde I. Green, Carol E. Greene, H. Samuel Greenwalt Jr., H. Samuel Greenwalt Sr., Herman Grossman, T. James Hager, Chester A. Hall, Hugh D. Hammerslag, David E. Hanson, Patrick T. Harrison, John H. Hekman, Douglas Hillman, Richard Hoffman, Mack A. Holcomb, Icie M. Hoobler, Charles Hornbach, Mary L. Houran, Robert G. Howlett, David Hoyle, Raymond E. Huldin, Allen I. Hunting, David D. Hunting Sr., Henry H. Idema II, James M. Idema, Jane H. Idema, Harley K. Peterson Jr., James W. Pettsplace, Robert C. Pew II, Norman Pfaneuf, Leland D. Phelps, Larry Pierce, Watson B. Pierce, DeForest Poole, Donald J. Porter, Ralph H. Pratt, Albert A. Preston, Jay L. Pyleman, Joseph G. Quinn, C. Fenton Raber, Wilbur G. Reister, Richard Rell, Hollis E. Reynolds, Marzella H. Reynolds, Robert W. Richardson, James W. Riordan, W.C. Robertson, Kenneth W. Robinson, Oliver L. Robinson, Vidian L. Roe, Charles A. Rogers, Ernest W. Ruehs, Joseph VanDyke Jr., Louis VanEss, Robert P. Vaness, Corroll H. Vannatter, Dale VanOtteren, George M. Van Peursem, Lloyd H. VanRaalte, Ralph VanVolkinburg, Roland VanVolkinburg
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 102 undergraduate and 45 graduate degrees
Key Area
- Biology and Natural Resources
- Computer Science and Computing
- Psychology
- Big Data and Applied Science
- Health Sciences
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 24,406
- Undergraduates: 19,239
- Postgraduates: 3,027
- Academic Staff: 1,760
- Administrative Staff: Approximately 1,991 support staff
Notable Alumni
- Tony Ferguson
- Brian Calley
- Greg Cadaret
- Marisa Kwiatkowski
- Sara K. Gould
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
Good friends good housing good faculty
Overall 5
love it
Overall 5
Absolutely love this campus. It's very new and not outdated to begin with and the atmosphere is like no other. Everyone I've met has been super nice and it's easy to find opportunities to network.
Overall 5
Great school that I have had some of my greatest memories attending.
Overall 4.9
Beautiful campus and wonderful professors. Feel very safe here and love all the activities available. GO Lakers!!!
Overall 4.9
I had a great experience at GVSU and returned for my master's degree. 10/10 recommend.
Overall 4.8
GVSU is an amazing school! There are lots of opportunities for students, from the tremendous amounts of clubs to the kindness of fellow students and professors. At GVSU everyone is built to thrive and flourish! Go Lakers!
Overall 4.8
GVSU is a fantastic school. The facilities are pretty dang new and the library is a work of art. There are tons of food options in Allendale, but even more with the restaurants surrounding downtown campus! It's so easy to bounce between the Dale and Downtown. Lots of fun, lots of clubs/sports, amazing fitness center, and awesome profs! So much love
Overall 4.7
Fall more in love with this school every year! Seriously couldn't imagine attending any other university.
Overall 4.7
Graduation after just 2 years
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
I have been here a while and the one thing I can say for incoming students. Don't expect your advisors or faculty members to care about you or your well being. Fight for yourself and make yourself heard. I cannot tell you how many times the FAFSA office has tried screwing me over, or how many times profs have. Fight for yourself. Also, food SUCKS.
Overall 1.5
do not try to save money and coming to this college. the only great thing about this college is part time job opportunities, rest everything is non-existential, believe me, there have been suicides on and around the college and grand rapids is not a place one could call a downtown, dont make the mistake that I have made and save yourself
Overall 1.8
Grand Valley is not the best school if you want to have a good time. Campus is nice but it is in the middle of no where so there isn't much to do if you don't have a car. It is not very diverse here nor is it easy to make friends please save your money. This college is trash.
Overall 1.9
Chill school, nothing to do
Overall 1.9
parking is extremely expensive yet places to park are never available, food is crazy expensive yet garbage & nearly every food place closes early or isn't open at all? everything is ridiculously expensive for no reason. making friends is impossible, everyone comes here with their own. crime rate is insane. don't waste your money on this place
Overall 1.9
Terrible food options, physics department is the absolute worst, most teachers here seem uneducated.
Overall 2
Honestly go somewhere else if you're interested in a STEM field. I am trapped here due to finances, but have encountered multiple professors and attributes of the school like DSR and housing that couldn't care less. Multiple profs have refused to answer questions, students have no well being, there's nothing to do in Allendale. don't come here stg