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How Well Is Grand Valley State University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Grand Valley State University was awarded 757 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer teacher education.

Overall Quality

GVSU landed the #324 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when GVSU held the #405 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

GVSU also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.

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How Much Money Do GVSU Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from GVSU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $50,273 in their early years. This is good news for future GVSU graduates since it is 18% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.