by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Davenport University was awarded 61 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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Davenport University landed the #923 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Davenport University held the #1,149 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Davenport University also holds the #24 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 98%, some consider Davenport University to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Davenport University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Davenport University is 23%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Davenport University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Davenport University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 39%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,999 undergraduates at Davenport University with 2,408 being full-time and 2,591 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,734 | $22,260 | $21,874 | $25,120 | $24,991 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Davenport University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Davenport University, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $11,272 a year. That adds up to $45,088 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Davenport University is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Davenport University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6191 Kraft Avenue S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49512-9396 |
| Phone: | 616-698-7111 |
| Website: | www.davenport.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/DavenportU |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/davenportu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 179 | $58,672 |
| Business Administration & Management | 166 | $46,639 |
| Accounting | 99 | $43,256 |
| Information Technology | 62 | $52,927 |
| Human Resource Management | 54 | $40,756 |
| Marketing | 50 | $42,491 |
| Computer Science | 49 | $61,279 |
| General Business/Commerce | 48 | $50,404 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 41 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 37 | $36,077 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,383 students took at least one online class at Davenport University. This is a decrease from the 5,651 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,383 | 2,497 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,651 | 3,360 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,707 | 2,796 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,915 | 2,908 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,093 | 2,994 |
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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