The student population at Grand Valley State University is 21,648 (18,665 undergraduate and 2,983 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,829 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at GVSU is 86.22% which is decreased by 2,570 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 259 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,190 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 321.99% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 24,152 where 21,648 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

86.22% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.78% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,570 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 259 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GVSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Grand Valley State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1424,47721,2358,93112,3043,2421,0502,192
2014-1525,094
617
21,636
401
9,000
69
12,636
332
3,458
216
1,133
83
2,325
133
2015-1625,325
231
21,972
336
9,096
96
12,876
240
3,353
-105
1,097
-36
2,256
-69
2016-1725,460
135
22,209
237
9,222
126
12,987
111
3,251
-102
1,050
-47
2,201
-55
2017-1825,049
-411
21,937
-272
9,013
-209
12,924
-63
3,112
-139
940
-110
2,172
-29
2018-1924,677
-372
21,680
-257
8,803
-210
12,877
-47
2,997
-115
879
-61
2,118
-54
2019-2024,033
-644
21,112
-568
8,489
-314
12,623
-254
2,921
-76
846
-33
2,075
-43
2020-2123,350
-683
20,405
-707
8,040
-449
12,365
-258
2,945
24
797
-49
2,148
73
2021-2222,406
-944
19,379
-1,026
7,539
-501
11,840
-525
3,027
82
849
52
2,178
30
2022-2321,648
-758
18,665
-714
7,462
-77
11,203
-637
2,983
-44
861
12
2,122
-56
Average24,15221,0238,56012,4643,1299502,179
Grand Valley State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,023 where 18,665 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Grand Valley State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,23518,6867,73010,9562,5491,2011,348
2014-1521,63619,0847,82111,2632,5521,1791,373
2015-1621,97219,3767,84911,5272,5961,2471,349
2016-1722,20919,6688,01911,6492,5411,2031,338
2017-1821,93719,3737,79111,5822,5641,2221,342
2018-1921,68019,2337,62311,6102,4471,1801,267
2019-2021,11218,8107,43811,3722,3021,0511,251
2020-2120,40518,0136,98811,0252,3921,0521,340
2021-2219,37916,9936,48310,5102,3861,0561,330
2022-2318,66516,4726,46810,0042,1939941,199
Average21,02321,0237,42111,15021,0231,1391,314
Grand Valley State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,129 where 2,983 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Grand Valley State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,2421,1673588092,0756921,383
2014-153,4581,3774369412,0816971,384
2015-163,3531,4054289771,9486691,279
2016-173,2511,4274299981,8246211,203
2017-183,1121,4044041,0001,7085361,172
2018-192,9971,4203751,0451,5775041,073
2019-202,9211,3853581,0271,5364881,048
2020-212,9451,4463391,1071,4994581,041
2021-223,0271,5333981,1351,4944511,043
2022-232,9831,5944581,1361,389403986
Average3,1293,1293981,0183,1295521,161
Grand Valley State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.25%. The percentage was 83.49% 10 years ago and GVSU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.30% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Grand Valley State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141044711,3301,0011320,436605
2014-15954761,2901,0901320,877744
2015-16985111,3171,1611120,902806
2016-17825681,3041,2531020,893828
2017-18856071,2221,2941420,455841
2018-19826041,1581,3091520,160862
2019-20805751,0471,3771919,621860
2020-21855889891,3512019,064866
2021-22836199691,3632118,059813
2022-23735861,1481,4101216,939759
Average875611,1771,2611519,741798
Grand Valley State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,190 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 321.99% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Grand Valley State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1525,09428283923,973
2015-1625,3252611,00824,056
2016-1725,4602901,18423,986
2017-1825,0493471,43923,263
2018-1924,6772912,11522,271
2019-2024,0333312,64321,059
2020-2123,3503,72617,6691,955
2021-2222,4061,1879,02612,193
2022-2321,6481,1908,67311,785
Average24,1168784,95518,282

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