Student Population at GVSU

How many students at GVSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Grand Valley State University has a total enrollment of 22,011 students, including 19,002 undergraduate and 3,009 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 8,369 male students (38%) and 13,642 female students (62%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 16,334 White students (74.2%) and 1,757 Hispanic students (8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 19,002 undergraduate students (86.3%) and 3,009 graduate students (13.7%).
Class Delivery: 1,443 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,272 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - GVSU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 8,369 male (38.02%) and 13,642 female (61.98%) students are attending Grand Valley State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.35.

By class level, 19,002 (86.33%) are undergraduate students and 3,009 (13.67%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.62% are male and 60.38% are female, while among graduate students, 27.95% are male and 72.05% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	22,011	19,002	3,009
Men	8,369	7,528	841
Women	13,642	11,474	2,168

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,334 White, 1,683 Black, and 598 Asian students out of a total of 22,011 are attending at Grand Valley State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Grand Valley State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	74	31	43
Asian	598	228	370
Black	1,683	660	1,023
Hispanic	1,757	639	1,118
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	12	4	8
White	16,334	6,135	10,199
Two or more races	744	294	450
Race Unknown	184	62	122

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	64	30	34
Asian	540	208	332
Black	1,505	608	897
Hispanic	1,628	604	1,024
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	9	3	6
White	14,181	5,633	8,548
Two or more races	679	279	400
Race Unknown	158	57	101

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	10	1	9
Asian	58	20	38
Black	178	52	126
Hispanic	129	35	94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	2,153	502	1,651
Two or more races	65	15	50
Race Unknown	26	5	21

Student Age Distribution

By age, GVSU has 560 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 18,721 students under 25 years old, and 3,287 students over 25 years old out of 22,011 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 560 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. GVSU has 17,548 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,451 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,173 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,836 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	560	402	158
18-19	7,470	4,739	2,731
20-21	6,772	4,150	2,622
22-24	3,919	2,298	1,621
25-29	1,540	893	647
30-34	649	385	264
35-39	408	256	152
40-49	497	366	131
50-64	186	147	39
Over 65	7	3	4

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	560	402	158
18-19	7,470	4,739	2,731
20-21	6,697	4,092	2,605
22-24	2,821	1,478	1,343
25-29	738	362	376
30-34	305	147	158
35-39	169	90	79
40-49	182	118	64
50-64	53	41	12
Over 65	4	2	2

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	75	58	17
22-24	1,098	820	278
25-29	802	531	271
30-34	344	238	106
35-39	239	166	73
40-49	315	248	67
50-64	133	106	27
Over 65	3	1	2

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Grand Valley State University, 1,443 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,272 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,368 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 75 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	22,011	1,443	9,272
Undergraduate	19,002	739	8,575
Graduate	3,009	704	697

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Michigan Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	1,368	75
Undergraduate	712	27
Graduate	656	48

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 19,002 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,196 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.29%.1,006 students have transferred in as full-time status and 190 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	16,156
Transfer-in Full-time	1,006
Regular Part-time	1,650
Transfer-in Part-time	190

GVSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend GVSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 22,011 students are enrolled at GVSU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at GVSU?

19,002 undergraduate and 3,009 graduate students are enrolled at GVSU.

What is the gender breakdown at GVSU?

8,369 male (38.02%) and 13,642 female (61.98%) students are attending GVSU.

What is the international student enrollment at GVSU?

625 international students (2.84%) are enrolled at GVSU, including 238 undergraduate and 387 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at GVSU?

GVSU has a student population that is predominantly White: 16,334 White (74.21%), 1,683 Black (7.65%), and 598 Asian (2.72%) students are enrolled.

How many students at GVSU are under 18 or over 65?

560 students are under 18 and 7 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at GVSU take online courses?

1,443 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 9,272 students take some online courses.

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