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Grand View College
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Information Summary
Ranks 1182nd overall and 25th in Iowa
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
69.8 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$27,024 |
| Admission
Success rate |
98% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
23 / 1070 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
15 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
64% / 75% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
1,707 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Des Moines, IA 50316
| Surrounding community | Midsize city (inside urban area, pop. between 100,000 to 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 16,381 (16,381 urban / N/A rural) |
| Households | 5,945 (2.66 people per house) |
| Families | 3,802 (3.3 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 2,810 |
| Pop. — Asian | 1,151 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 26 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 188 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 11,419 |
| Pop. — Other | 1,292 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields
| Undergraduate | Professions plus arts & sciences, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Very high undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Grand View College?
Ranks 1005th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $17,382 | $17,382 | $17,382 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $320 | $320 | $320 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $450 | $450 | $450 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $27,024 | $27,024 | $27,024 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $18,552 | $18,552 | $18,552 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $18,552 | $18,552 | $18,552 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $16,060 |
$16,060 |
$16,060 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $5,422 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,602 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 399 (144 male / 255 female) |
| Admitted | 390 (139 male / 251 female) |
| Admission rate | 98% |
| First-time Enrollment | 171 (54 male / 116 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 170 (54 male / 115 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 1 (N/A male / 1 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 1,707 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Grand View College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Grand View College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NAIA |
|---|---|
| NAIA Basketball Conference | Midwest Classic Conference |
| NAIA Baseball Conference | Midwest Classic Conference |
| NAIA Track & Field Conference | Midwest Classic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 911th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 95% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 16 / 22 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 17 / 23 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 23 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 993rd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 5% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 410 / 540 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 420 / 530 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 830 / 1070 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 556 |
| Meals per Week | 20 |
| Room Fee | N/A |
| Board Fee | N/A |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Grand View College Ranks 491st for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,152 | 67 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $3,588 | 120 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $6,423 | 211 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $7,148 | 176 | |
| Any financial aid type | 215 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Grand View College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 31 | 45 | 76 |
Hispanic | 11 | 25 | 36 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 17 | 32 | 49 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 4 | 3 | 7 |
White Non-Hispanic | 364 | 835 | 1,199 |
Race Unknown | 106 | 219 | 325 |
| Total | 545 | 1,162 | 1,707 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Grand View College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 1 | N/A | 1 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Hispanic | 1 | N/A | 1 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | 6 | 6 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | 37 | 78 | 115 |
Race Unknown | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Total | 53 | 95 | 148 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Grand View College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 80 | 87 | |
| 27 | 18 | 45 | |
| 2 | 21 | 23 | |
| 9 | 12 | 21 | |
| 8 | 12 | 20 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Grand View College Ranks 2186th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $47,981 ($48,301 male / $47,780 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 88 (34 male / 54 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 86 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 1 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,121,792 |
Grand View College Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Grand View College is a four-year, liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1896, the college is located in Des Moines, Iowa.
Grand View College Academics
Grand View College is unique in its study options. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Washington Semester and Weekend College. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Grand View College.
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Art Therapy, Health Services – General, Nursing (RN), Premedicine, Prepharmacy
- Social Sciences:
- Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Graphic Design, Music – General
- Education:
- Elementary Education, Secondary Education
- Computer Science:
- Computer Programming – General, Computer/Information Sciences – General
- Physical Sciences:
- Physical Sciences – General
- Mathematics:
- Applied Mathematics
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business – General
- Public Administration and Service:
- Human Services
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Sport/Fitness Administration
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Security and Protective Services:
- Criminal Justice Studies
- Popular majors:
- one hundred percent liberal arts, twenty-six percent health professions, eighteen percent business per marketing, twelve percent liberal arts, nine percent education, eight percent visual and performing arts, seven percent security and protective services, five percent communications per journalism
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Communications & Journalism:
- Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Radio/Television
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of June. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 35. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $425 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.
Grand View College Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 95%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were four hundred and forty-five total number of transfer students who applied and four hundred and thirty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted.
Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 15th of August. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of June. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and
Grand View College Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at forty-six percent scholarships per grants and fifty-four percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Leadership and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Music/Drama and Religious Affiliation.
Grand View College Students
The school’s size is approximately one thousand, seven hundred and nine degree-seeking undergrads and two hundred and twenty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Grand View College offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. In addition, the student body consists of eighty-five percent in-state students, fifteen percent out-of-state students, two percent part-time students, sixty-eight percent women, thirty-two percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, six percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, eighty percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, eleven percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-two percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-seven percent in top half of graduating class, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and four percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. In addition, it is part of an Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Commuter campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America, Coed, where 95 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.
This school features the Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Commuter campus. Remarkably, the school is located 200 miles from Kansas City, Missouri, 250 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Grand View College Athletics
The Vikings are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
- Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
















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