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GVSU Demographics & Diversity Report

Below Average Overall Diversity
Below Average Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Below Average Male/Female Diversity
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the GVSU diversity report below.

GVSU Student Population

23,350 Total Students
18,013 Undergraduates
1,446 Graduate Students

How Many Students Attend Grand Valley State University?

GVSU total enrollment is approximately 23,350 students. 18,013 are undergraduates and 1,446 are graduate students.

GVSU Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time GVSU undergraduate population is made up of 61% women, and 39% men.

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GVSU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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Race/Ethnicity Number
White 14,869
Hispanic 1,036
Black or African American 713
Multi-Ethnic 700
Asian 423
International 161
Unknown 40
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16

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GVSU Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 77% of full-time grad students are women, and 23% men.

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GVSU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

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Race/Ethnicity Number
White 1,157
International 88
Hispanic 52
Asian 48
Black or African American 44
Multi-Ethnic 44
Unknown 7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1

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Racial/Ethnic Diversity

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities *
Medium Faculty Racial/Ethnic Diversity

GVSU Racial Demographics:

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Race/Ethnicity Number
White 19,064
Hispanic 1,351
Black or African American 989
Multi-Ethnic 866
Asian 588
International 312
Unknown 75
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 20

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Grand Valley State University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

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Ethnicity Number of Faculty
White 2,497
Black or African American 174
Asian 115
Multi-Ethnic 26
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
Hispanic 0
International 0
Unknown 0

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GVSU Male/Female Diversity

More Female Students
More Female Teachers
This school is more popular with women than with men.

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There are approximately 14,513 female students and 8,837 male students at GVSU.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of GVSU is unknown or unavailable.

Faculty Gender Ratio  88.14 out of 100.
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There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 1,749 female teachers and 1,378 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

7.89% Out of State
0.56% Out of the Country

GVSU ranks 1,330 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

7.89% of GVSU students come from out of state, and 0.56% come from out of the country.

Student Location Diversity  39 out of 100.
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The undergraduate student body is split among 24 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

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Top 5 States

State Amount
Michigan 3,944
Illinois 230
Indiana 43
Ohio 16
Maryland 6

International Students at GVSU

Students from 86 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Learn more about international students at GVSU.

High Student Age Diversity

High Student Age Diversity
63.99% Traditional College Age
The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

Student Age Diversity  70.43 out of 100.
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A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At GVSU, 63.99% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

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Student Age Group Amount
20-21 8,269
18-19 7,759
22-24 4,782
25-29 1,952
35 and over 988
30-34 816
Under 18 0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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