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Discover how GVSU makes a high-quality education affordable through a wide variety of financial aid opportunities.
Discover how GVSU supports your success with a wide range of scholarships designed to make a high-quality education within reach.
Find the program that fits your goals and passions—GVSU offers more than 140 areas of study designed to prepare you for what’s next.
There’s more to college than the classroom. Discover how GVSU supports your life, leadership, wellness, and community involvement.
Why Choose GVSU?
Grand Valley State University is a catalyst for what could be. Where new ideas are explored. Where new interests are ignited. And where every student is encouraged to ask, “What if?”
Through personalized learning enhanced by active scholarship, we prepare globally minded citizens for the future they face and the communities they shape, and we accomplish our mission of empowering learners in their pursuits, professions, and purpose.
Join a community of more than 22,000 students studying, competing, creating, and building their futures at Grand Valley State University.
With an average class size of 25, you're not a number at GVSU. You get real access to faculty, hands-on learning, and the kind of attention that moves you forward.
With more than 150 areas of study across business, health, engineering, education, arts, and more, GVSU has a program built around what you want to do next.
More than 148,000 GVSU alumni are living and working across Michigan and around the world, a network that opens doors before you even graduate.
Take your education global. GVSU students have studied abroad in more than 80 countries, gaining experience that sets them apart in any field.
When you apply by March 1, you're automatically considered for Merit Scholarships. No additional application required!
See Yourself at GVSU
Explore GVSU your way—on campus or from the comfort of home. Join us for an in-person tour to see what life is like as a Laker and connect with current students. Can’t make it to campus? Take a virtual tour anytime and start discovering your future at GVSU.
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Admissions and Recruitment Office
150 Student Services Building
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan 49401
(616) 331-2025
1-(800) 748-0246 (Toll-free Phone)
[email protected]
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