Reviews of Grand Valley State University (University)

Albina ku

My son applied for fall 2017 at grand valley. His high school friend with lower GPA then my son got accepted. That is a proof. I will call this horrible and races admission stuff. Shame on you ! God will punish you and you will never succeed! I will spread this grand valley decision all over the internet.This is a cancer and must be fight! Thanks God he got accepted to MSU !!!

David Schendel

Visited the GV campus for a tour. Comparing to some of the other schools, we found Grand Valley to be more updated, clean and organized. We will continue to investigate the school more.

Dennis Hoekzema

On a scale of 1 to 10 I give it two thumbs up

Don Anton

Best school I know of

Alex Mars

Grand Valley is a fantastic university. Gorgeous campus but a smaller more intimate feel than a big ten campus. Staff truly cares about kids. Class sizes are smaller allowing students more interaction with their professors. Clean, modern, beautiful facilities. They are pouring money into upgrades on the main campus as well as the downtown Grand Rapids health sciences campus. This university is a rising star for sure. Check it out!

Skylar Wolfe

Grand Valley State University deserves significantly more recognition as an academically superior school. Much of the course material is easily as challenging if not more challenging than University of Michigan and Michigan State. GVSU challenges students to rise to the highest of their ability while expanding their understanding of our world. I could not recommend this school more. If a student earns high marks at Grand Valley, it is because they deserved it. It is true that some students come to Grand Valley with partying in mind; however, that is not what this university is about. GVSU's police department is very active in the community managing partying. It is a shame that because a small portion of Grand Valley chooses to party, the rest of the community suffers with less recognition than we deserve. Employers, if you are considering hiring a GVSU student, do not assume that they went to a "slacker" school. Look at their GPA and that will easily tell you whether they were learning or partying. The difference between students who went to school to learn and the students who went to school to party will be clearly evident. Please do not allow the fact that some students party and ignore their education to reflect on Grand Valley's competence as a higher level learning institution. Grand Valley State University is easily one of the best universities in Michigan; comparable with Michigan State and Michigan. Of the three, I would choose Grand Valley every time. The University is great and provides numerous opportunities for students to engage with the community in productive ways. Regardless of how humble this University may be about their educational value, believe me when I say that this University will give any student great potential. Looking good on paper is one thing; adapting yourself is another. Grand Valley does an outstanding job with both goals; achieving personal change and building a strong academic portfolio. I could not recommend this University more.

Abdullah Alsadah

Great university

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kim Perez

Love this place everybody is really nice and they have amazing classes

Dorintin Loopy

An awesome campus with nice people. I visited the pool here (13ft deep) overall i would say it was a good experience

Clayton G

Delicious egg rolls

Asc Wsu

I am For Sure a Laker for a Lifetime! Wasn't my first choice, but it ended up being one of the best decisions I could have made for myself. I am a proud Alumni.

Szymon Machajewski

Great place. This is what a free parking spot looks like.

Shonda OBerry

Study hard.. Especially if coming from a community college.. If u could handle 4 classes at cc only take three here or u will.overload. Great school though

Krista Antonini Martin

GVSU is the best! Go Lakers!

Nick99

Would give no stars. Professors absolutely do not care about students. They do not even make an effort to get to know you. Essentially, you are a social security number in a lecture hall. Administration seems more concerned with the ways they can take your money than providing the best education for their students. NURSING STUDENTS BEWARE: Unless you achieve a 4.0 GPA I can guarantee you will not make it into the program. The nursing program here only cares about those who are at the top of their academics and seem to forget that bedside manner is just as important as being able to successfully complete the coursework. This school's total lack of diversity and the cliques make it nearly impossible to make friends and form study groups. Furthermore, the school seems more concerned with the statistics of their D2 sports teams than they are with how they prepare students for their careers. If you are a top notch athlete, I think you will fit in quite well. If you are an ordinary joe like myself, I would suggest you go elsewhere because nobody here will think of you any farther as a social security number providing funding.

Maxwell Granitz

People are pretentious and self-serving. Little to no collaboration among students. Bus service is horrible. Professors (at least most) are horrible. I cannot wait to graduate next year.

Julie Hebda

Beautiful facility!

Brooke Smith

So far, so great! My professors are kind and understanding and I feel accepted as a laker.

Tyler Smith

2 stars. Why? Let me give you a few reasons: 1. I feel like the curriculum, at least for me being an illustration major, was actually pretty good. Granted, I feel like I was bogged down with a lot of unnecessary courses (welcome to Liberal Arts college) but I think that what I DID get out of it was pretty good. 2. FEES. Students are paying tuition for what, exactly? They charge for PAPER now. Parking has always been an issue and it's $400+ for a parking permit. The only thing that's "free" is bus fare, and you can see why when you realize the low quality (super early stopping times, inconvenient weekend routes, etc). Overall, you kind of pay all this money and end up wondering what you're actually paying it for. I guess all in all, I wouldn't recommend liberal arts college for people who know what they want to do.

Mos Pro

I really like what they've done with the place. There's so much to do and learn here. The admissions and financial aid departments are top notch. There's some really great professors here (and some professors I'm shock are still on the GVSU payroll). My only issue would be the lack of diversity.

Amber W

Terrible school with even worse administration. They do nothing to help students. During registration I was told that I should quit my job (b/c it's 3rd shift) so that I could take more courses in the afternoon and go full time. They made no offer to pay my bills, except that I should take out a larger loan for that. I overheard another "adviser" telling a student that she too should quit working because she had to focus on school. They feed you this script to just get you to spend more money at the school but offer no way to help you pay, except for you to take on more debt. After a few years here (its the closes univ to where I live so didn't have much of a choice) my adviser went on leave. I was NEVER notified so I had to go digging. Come to find out, I now have to wait to graduate. This school is a waste of time and money.

Devin Gorby

My 4 years here have been just traveling from one dumpster fire to the next. From having a business college advisor promise to send an override request form for a class, and when I go in to see her about it she sends out her secretary to tell me that minors don't matter and they aren't required to graduate, to having the vultures at the parking office keep raising their permit prices and then raise ticket prices. Or maybe it was when the financial aid office tried cancelling my loans twice, or perhaps when the Student Senate tried killing off a club I co-founded by denying a budget (even though we checked all the right boxes, we survived). Perhaps it was the professor I had for macroeconomics who the University called up from retirement to fill a vacancy who did nothing but complain about his ex-wife and try to force his political views on us. My experience with the University has been mostly horrible. But, there are a few redeeming qualities and people. My professors in the International Relations, Political Science, and History departments have been outstanding. They're all wonderful and knowledgeable people. My career advisor and counselor has been amazing and she genuinely cares about my success. I can't speak for many other departments, my gen ed professors were all fine, but Seidman doesn't care and the University doesn't care. Also, the University is beautiful and the study abroad experience is simple. So if you come to GV, find a way to study abroad all four years. I work at a place filled with university students from GV, Calvin, Aquinas, and Cornerstone.Time and time again us GV students get to sharing horror stories about our experiences and they all are shocked by the stuff we have to deal with. Sure, they pay lots more, but perhaps that's worth it. I have heard stories about credits not being transferred (even though she triple checked with her program before paying for it), not finding parking even though you spent the $400 for a pass, getting charged $275 in late fees for books that they renewed online, getting robbed (that's not on the University, but come on). Overall, I've enjoyed my time here at GV, but with no thanks to the University. I've made lots of friends, enjoyed almost all my professors, and made great memories. If you go here, just prepare for at least one huge "f*** you" from the University.

hyunkyung kim

Miss my collage life in Allendale.

Cristian Teodoridis

My oldest went to MSU, which I love but GVSU has a much better feel! I love the campus, small enough to be manageable and with very new facilities. Dorms are much nicer than Uof or MSU and the offsite accommodations are superb (the MSU offsite housing is disgraceful!)

Tim Piers

They took all my money and all I got was this piece of paper.

joek2k

Today (8/2/18), I visited this university with a friend of mine to see what it offers. We signed up for a tour with a tour guide to check it out and honestly it looks promising. Honestly, I've been to three universities so far and this is the only one I see myself going to. The infrastructure of the school looks like it was built just yesterday, but most of the dorms don't have A/C, only a select few. I also like the size of the campus in that it isn't too big or small. Many food options are on the campus and tuition isn't too expensive. What I don't like is that some parts of its campus is located in Grand Rapids and commuting could be tough during the winter time. I may not be a laker right now, but perhaps a future laker.

Me J

This is one of the best schools!!

Chilangi Chiyombwe

The staff is friendly and helpful

Hayden Miedema

One of the best universities in West Michigan

Larry Vander Yacht

Brought daughter to college

Zach Francis

I owe GVSU a lot for putting me on the path I am now. Got my B.S. here in Anthropology. Now, I'm going to graduate school for archaeology next fall and I have GVSU to thank for that. A successful outcome isn't the case for everybody and colleges in general may not be right path for some people and that's just fine. I almost dropped out of GVSU myself before I got into Anthropology. It's about doing what you have to do in order to survive and be happy. The tuition fees at GVSU won't bankrupt you and I promise you that the ingredients for success are present at GVSU. You just have to put in the effort and find those resources yourself, which is part of the learning process. If things don't work out then at least you didn't spend a ton of money on art school.

Erin Jackson

Didn't really like going here, all 5.5 years were basically filled with nonsense. The quality of the university is about a 3/10.

Julian Hanis

It sucks

AbOG Chakra Khan

Just not my cup of tea.

Maggie McGee

I am a senior at GVSU, and I absolutely love this school. 10/10. This school has built me into what I am today and has very positively impacted every facet of my life.

Rahul Goud

faculty is awesome

Steven Bonczyk

I go to college there!

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There is a reason this school is ranked to poorly. If you go you will find out exactly how bad the school is. From the poor nursing program to so many other things that make this school a fail. They cost far to much for what they give back. To many professors hired just because they want to hire a diverse staff but fail to be good teachers. Sad what the school has become. GO ANYWHERE ELSE.

John Buck

Hey! Wanna be in debt for the rest of your life and no way to pay for it!? GVSU all the way!

Liam Walz

Worst 4 years of my life. Don't waste you're time here unless you want the lowest form of education offered in this state. The campus may seem nice but, at a closer look you'll find that the administration doesn't care about anything other than making money.

Prudence Hoskins

My daughter attends this College and she is very smart and has a 4.4 GPA.

Allyson Carlton

Go Lakers!

Ralph Hinton

Great Atmosphere!!!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Excellent place to study and build new career

Nick Bostater

Decent college. Inexpensive, great staff.

Stephen Twomey

Well what can I say about this school? I had an amazing four years here. Learned a lot. Most of it outside the classroom in the first two years as all these schools make you take gen ed stuff that is rather pointless even you get into a job market. Business school was fantastic and I highly recommend anyone looking for a great university to consider GVSU.

Miles Mu

Friendly staff

RAMGOPAL VARMA

Good atmosphere

Ellis Stafford

Beautiful campus! I'd love for my daughter to go to here!

Dandre Flores

My sister goes to Gvsu

Robin Singh

Great university with great people.

Laura stinar

Grand Valley State University is the best way to go in regards of getting a Grand education. There are campuses all across Michigan that offer enthusiastic administrators, 100's of student groups, and knowledgable Professors. Main campuses include the one in Allendale and in Grand Rapids. Check it out now.

Denzel Wilson

This is an absolutely fantastic university.

Dloonz

They dont even get a star but i have to give them one but me and my friends went their for a basketball tourney and in the championship game against the home town team the refs only called the fouls on us because we werent white we were Native Americans and African Americans and they home town team was white so they called anythings on us plus its just a waste of money to go there because its just for money so the home town team can win

Curtis West

my college

Dhynasah James

After going to a larger State University, This one is lackluster. The classes are not challenging, and I don't feel like I'm learning anything unless its in a class specifically for programming. for a masters program I expected more professionalism from the administration and the people who designed the program. And then when I voiced my concerns about how a certain prerequisite class does not prepare its students for the next level sufficiently ( specifically the java programming class) all I got was people blaming each other and no one fixing the problem. I honestly would have transferred to another school but in grad school you can only transfer 9 credits. It would have been a waste. If you want to do bioinformatics consider a different school.

Wendy C.

Beautiful campus! Feels like your up north with all the trees.

Ayub Das Pariyar

Well, I will be there next year..... I am thankful towards The university, as i am selected to be there from GLOBAL UGRAD program. I hope to have an awesome experience and time here.

Peyton Frank

Grand Valley is amazing! Wonderful faculty and staff, small classes filled with wonderful people. Campus is beautiful and is comprised of new and updated buildings. Proud to be going to school at such a great institution. GO LAKERS!

Bashayer Alhanini

Great school

Edward Jeffery

Greatest college experience you can ask for! Between the Allendale and downtown campus you get the best of the big city and small town atmosphere. Proud to be an alumni

Alec Daniels

I love it here, great school. Everyone is very friendly.

Michael Yang

so huge campus in such a rural area.

KyuJong Park

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Michea Long

my son attends the university. he's a football player. the university is as solid as it stands. the purity it distills in our future is a plus as a whole. im proud to be a parent, and to know my son is receiving a sound education.

Austin Tierney

A great university with a constantly growing campus.

Whitt Kilburn

100x better than Ferris and Saginaw combined.

Khristopher Cross

Hacking....

Emily David

I received a top notch education here. The campus was beautiful, and the professors were helpful. My husband recently graduated and he also loved this university. Regarding cost, I feel that GVSU is very affordable. You’re a Laker for a Lifetime ⚓️

Krysta Koenigsknecht

My husband, his sister, and I all went to GVSU for undergrad and just loved it there, while also gaining a high quality education. Proud to say they've gained a Laker for lifetime! Thank you GVSU!