NU vs GVSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

NU is a private (not-for-profit) and GVSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
NU has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,000) than GVSU ($21,154).
It is harder to admit to NU than GVSU.
GVSU has more students with 21,648 students while NU has 2,246 students.
NU has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while GVSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
GVSU has more full-time faculties with 1,101 faculties while NU has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Northwood University and Grand Valley State University.

NU	vs.	GVSU
Midland, Michigan	Location	Allendale, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of business and management	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$33,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,978 Out-Of-State$21,154
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$16,217	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,921

83.90 %	Acceptance Rates	94.69 %
19.60 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.02 %
-	SAT Score	1,070
-	ACT Score	24
62 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
81 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,246	Student Population	21,648
48	Number of Faculties	1,101
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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