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Acceptance Rate 90.37%
Yield 25.04%
SAT Score 1,080
ACT Score 24
Applicants 17,123

GVSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 90.37% at Grand Valley State University. Total 17,123 students applied and 15,474 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,080 and the average ACT score is 24.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to GVSU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationwww.gvsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.gvsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-application-23.htm
Acceptance Rate90.37%
Average Test Scores1,080 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 90.37%. A total of 17,123 students (6,358 men and 10,684 women) have applied to and 15,474 (5,655 men and 9,758 women) students admitted to Grand Valley State University.
Among them, 1,515 male and 2,333 female students have enrolled into GVSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.04%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at GVSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,1236,35810,684081
Admitted15,4745,6559,758061
Enrolled3,8751,5152,333027
Acceptance Rate 90.37% 88.94% 91.33% - 75.31%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.04% 26.79% 23.91% - 44.26%
[Chart] Grand Valley State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At GVSU, 2,440 applicants (63% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 304 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,080 at GVSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 960.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at GVSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of GVSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at GVSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total96010801210
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480550610
Math480530600
ACT Composite212427
Math192326
English202326
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Grand Valley State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for GVSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at GVSU

The calendar system at Grand Valley State University is Semester. Grand Valley State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Grand Valley State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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