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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Grand Valley State University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.1 percent for 2018-19 at Grand Valley State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Michigan residents paid $12,484 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $490 more than the $11,994 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 42.3 percent more than residents this year, or $17,762. Their price tag grew 4.1 percent from $17,064 in 2017-18.

About 89 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Michigan residents. About 10 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,872 students received grants or scholarships totaling $19.3 million and 2,525 students took out student loans totaling more than $16.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (24,677), 14,444 students used grants or scholarships totaling $85.8 million, and 13,274 students took out $88.3 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~21,963$11,363$11,520$11,994$12,4849.9%
Out-of-state~2,468$16,044$16,392$17,064$17,76210.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Grand Valley State University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,18429%$5,512,824$4,656
State / local grant or scholarship38910%$376,842$969
Institutional grants or scholarships2,84570%$13,449,540$4,727
Grant or scholarship aid total2,87270%$19,339,206$6,734
Federal student loans2,50561%$14,048,444$5,608
Other student loans2165%$2,576,922$11,930
Student loan aid2,52562%$16,625,366$6,584
Total student aid3,67590%--

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