GVSU earned 105 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 17 in the top 5%, 44 in the top 10% and 44 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 554 in Top Ranked for Agriculture, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 105 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 17
Highest placement: #6 of 554, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 20
Placements this edition: 437
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Grand Valley State University Earned?
Grand Valley State University holds 105 ranking badges across 20 fields of study, 17 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
17
Top 10%
44
Top 15%
44
Total
105
What Is Grand Valley State University Known For?
Grand Valley State University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 7 of its 43 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other Health Professions, American Sign Language and Special Education.
How Does Grand Valley State University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Grand Valley State University earned 17 badges across 13 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #7 of 141 in Football (D2).
How Does Grand Valley State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Grand Valley State University earned 45 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #127 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Grand Valley State University appears in 437 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team