Grand Valley State Named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys

It's been 19 years now. 19th year in a row that Grand Valley State University has been named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. in Georgia.

Each year, Institutional Research and Evaluation identifies the 100 American colleges and universities providing students the very highest quality education at the lowest cost. Grand Valley has made the list far more times than any other Michigan institution; authors of the report say it is because of Grand Valley’s high academic performance coupled with its low cost. No other Michigan public institution made the list.

How does this happen, you ask. Well, an institution must:
• Be an accredited, four-year institution
• Offer full residential facilities
• Have an entering freshman class in the fall of 2013 with a high school GPA and/or SAT/ACT equal to or above the national average for entering college freshmen
• Out-of-state tuition in 2014-2015 below the national average or not exceeding the national average cost by more than 10 percent

Grand Valley State University, is one of the 100 largest universities in the nation, and has more than 25,000 students from all 83 Michigan counties and dozens of other states and foreign countries. GVSU has campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids and Holland, and regional centers in Muskegon, Traverse City and Detroit.

Congratulations GVSU! Go Lakers!

For more information visit www.100bestcollegebuys.com and click on annual report. Updated findings will be available the first week of October.