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Grand Valley State University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Grand Valley State University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how GVSU fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how GVSU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Michigan Ranking

GVSU placed #5 out of 56 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts GVSU in the best of colleges and universities in the nation for students in the state of Michigan! See the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, GVSU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	654	91.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	506	88.9%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	68	91.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68	883	92.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	816	87.6%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	535	89.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	502	85.1%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	64	87.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169	933	81.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	533	85.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	371	85.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	417	80.8%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142	925	84.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179	1,150	84.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242	1,187	79.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	558	83.5%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68	374	81.8%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131	694	81.1%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	15	93.3%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	20	90.0%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	1	4	75.0%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	1	4	75.0%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	1	3	66.7%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	235	74.5%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	140	92.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106	481	78.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150	571	73.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157	597	73.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	502	77.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	23	91.3%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290	1,055	72.5%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	20	85.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133	471	71.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	540	75.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93	373	75.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	138	88.4%
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	48	72.9%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	14	85.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253	959	73.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	16	81.3%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	78	85.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	131	90.8%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	212	72.6%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	233	72.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	21	85.7%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	199	71.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	14	78.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	20	85.0%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	10	80.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	24	158	84.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	93	83.9%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	182	70.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	4	18	77.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	16	81.3%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	8	75.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	77	85.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	36	201	82.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	143	86.0%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	15	80.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	5	22	77.3%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	11	72.7%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	82	80.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	92	84.8%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	70	84.3%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	4	21	81.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	14	78.6%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	7	71.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	124	84.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	81	84.0%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	36	77.8%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	13	76.9%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	200	67.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	100	79.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	80	78.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	7	30	76.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	4	19	79.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	118	83.1%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	38	182	79.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	4	18	77.8%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	6	66.7%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2	6	66.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	69	81.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	31	170	81.8%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	5	22	77.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	11	72.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	5	17	70.6%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	41	78.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	31	153	79.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	7	30	76.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	25	76.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	10	70.0%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	10	70.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	103	74.8%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	101	78.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	5	16	68.8%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	33	75.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	7	23	69.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	9	66.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3	9	66.7%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	38	73.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	7	24	70.8%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	4	12	66.7%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	54	72.2%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	27	70.4%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	89	70.8%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	37	67.6%

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