COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 170082PUBLIC

ALLENDALE, MI

Grand Valley State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$16,317Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate67.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$60,491working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$24,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$60,491
Median earnings 5 years after completion$56,856

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,272
$30,001–48,000$11,902
$48,001–75,000$12,861
$75,001–110,000$16,609
$110,001+$22,534

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion67.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention76.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients29.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share50.1%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,750federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates18,854IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate83.0%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$24,500

6,318 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

28 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$94,330 earnings · $27,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 196 working graduates$80,153 earnings · $23,750 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$79,324 earnings · $27,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 281 working graduates$79,188 earnings · $27,000 debt →Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$73,241 earnings · $25,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 285 working graduates$71,348 earnings · $24,199 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$70,655 earnings · $27,000 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$69,603 earnings · $26,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 378 working graduates$69,592 earnings · $25,000 debt →Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$62,501 earnings · $26,300 debt →Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 265 working graduates$62,482 earnings · $26,262 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$58,413 earnings · $26,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$57,599 earnings · $26,377 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 196 working graduates$57,537 earnings · $26,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 262 working graduates$53,175 earnings · $26,300 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$52,176 earnings · $26,748 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$51,497 earnings · $31,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 323 working graduates$51,460 earnings · $25,187 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$50,690 earnings · $27,000 debt →Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$49,776 earnings · $25,697 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$49,612 earnings · $30,750 debt →Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 285 working graduates$49,225 earnings · $29,364 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$49,113 earnings · $24,158 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$46,938 earnings · $26,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$45,237 earnings · $28,570 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$43,552 earnings · $25,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$39,307 earnings · $27,000 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$39,082 earnings · $25,899 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.