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Acceptance Rate 83.02%
Yield 18.59%
SAT Score 1,060
ACT Score 26
Applicants 27,059

GVSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 83.02% at Grand Valley State University. Total 27,059 students applied and 22,464 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,060 and the average ACT score is 26.
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 Rate83.02%
Average Test Scores1,060 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 83.02%. A total of 27,059 students (10,421 men and 16,606 women) have applied to and 22,464 (8,599 men and 13,843 women) students admitted to Grand Valley State University.
Among them, 1,590 male and 2,581 female students have enrolled into GVSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.59%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at GVSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants27,05910,42116,60600
Admitted22,4648,59913,84300
Enrolled4,1751,5902,58100
Acceptance Rate 83.02% 82.52% 83.36% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.59% 18.49% 18.64% - -
[Chart] Grand Valley State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At GVSU, 2,221 applicants (53% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 182 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,060 at GVSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,190 and 25th percentile score is 940.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 30 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
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 Total94010601190
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480540600
Math460520590
ACT Composite222630
Math202528
English202431
[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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