Grand Valley State University is one of the twenty-one public 4-year colleges in Michigan. The campus is located in a suburb, in Allendale.
According to the NCES 2017 report, a total of 25,049 students attend the school. In the 2017 fall enrollment, 4,117 freshman students enrolled, and approximately 3,417 students returned for their sophomore year (which makes its freshman retention rate 83%). Every year 65% of the graduating class students graduate in 150% of the time it takes to complete their studies.