Located in Allendale, MI, Grand Valley State University is a public university. The university covers an area of 1,322 acres. In 1960, Grand Valley State University was founded. The motto of the Grand Valley State University is Educating students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies and its official colors are laker blue, black and white. In addition to over 21,112 undergraduate students, GVSU also boasts of over 2,921 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 24,033. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 1,780 faculty. At Grand Valley State University, around 93% of the students are 24 and under. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 60% of the students are females and 40% are males. Finally, at GVSU around 82% are white, 6% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, and 4% are Black or African American. The college has produced several achievers in its 60 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Brian Calley (Politician, Banker), Ruud Lubbers (Activist, Businessperson), Matt Thornton (Baseball player), and Rob Rubick (American football player). The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and, hence encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Students taking admission here will notice that the university boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. A total of 272 programs, including both residential and online, are currently offered by GVSU. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), ABA (American Bar Association), ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), and APA (American Psychological Association). The total endowment of the Grand Valley State University is around $132 million (2019).
