Academics at Grand Valley State University - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at GVSU will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at GVSU this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 21,680 undergraduate students at Grand Valley State University is 1,745 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 16 to 1 which makes Grand Valley State University worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Grand Valley State University , there are 16 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (66.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (66.0% ) are full-time.
	A significant percentage of the faculty (49.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Grand Valley State University compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

Grand Valley State University offers 89 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 76 majors within 25 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Grand Valley State University awarded 5,249 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
General Biology	327	327
Marketing	314	314
Health Professions (Other)	276	276
Health & Physical Education	272	272
Finance & Financial Management	271	271

Find out what Grand Valley State University's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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