Grand Valley State University again raised standards for incoming freshmen, and the final enrollment numbers show 3,408 made the grade and selected Grand Valley. Total enrollment this fall is up 3 percent and stands at 22,063.
Grand Valley offers a broad array of high quality academic and student life programs that attract students from across Michigan and the Midwest.
"In fact, Grand Valley is large enough to offer the programs you would expect from a university, and yet small enough to provide students a personalized experience," said Bob Fletcher, vice provost and dean of Academic Services and Information Technology.
Grand Valley continues to raise its standards for fall of 2004. There are 200 areas of study at Grand Valley and more than 200 student organizations. New housing invites more than 5,000 students to live on the Allendale or Grand Rapids campuses.
"The academic quality of the students enrolled at Grand Valley this fall is very impressive, in terms of their grade point averages, their test scores and their extra-curricular activities," said Jodi Chycinski, director of Admissions. "The demand for on-campus housing increased as well. Students want to live on campus and be part of the residential community that is available to them at Grand Valley."
Applicants are reviewed using a combination of high school courses completed, cumulative grade point average, standardized test scores, grade point trend, rank in class and other factors provided by the applicant.
Chycinski said students who want to attend Grand Valley next fall should get their applications in by December of this year. More information is available at www.admissions.gvsu.edu.
