After Grand Valley State University: graduation, pay and debt
Allendale, Michigan · Public · 18,854 undergrads
69% of Grand Valley State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $60,120 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $22,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$60.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
69%
finish within six years.
45%
finish in four years.
76%
of first-years come back for year two.
$22.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
64%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
45%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
69%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
76%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
64%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
72%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
4,089
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
69%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,134
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
13%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$51,773
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$60,120
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$22,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,858
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,319
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
64%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers