Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

Grand Valley State University says, "The focus of our General Education Program is to provide students with an education that balances depth with breadth, the specialized with the general. The General Education Program helps students become literate in a sophisticated way in a number of disciplines, and it fosters their ability to make connections across various domains of knowledge. Such preparation will provide students with the general knowledge and skills necessary to participate intelligently in the discourses that shape local, national, professional, and global communities." [Source]

Website: http://www.gvsu.edu/

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20,405
Undergraduate
Enrollment

41%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$13,244
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$18,844
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

16:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

3.7%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

YES

Science

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.<br /><br /> Warning: FIRE believes that free speech is not only a moral imperative, but also an essential element of a college education. However, private universities, as private associations, possess their own right to free association, which allows them to prioritize other values above the right to free speech if they wish to do so. Therefore, when a private university clearly and consistently states that it holds a certain set of values above a commitment to freedom of speech, FIRE warns prospective students and faculty members of this fact. Six schools surveyed for this report meet these criteria.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 1/20/2021

2019-20 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.