Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Allendale, MI
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 222 (13%)

Honors College

Name Frederik Meijer Honors College
Students 1,500 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,216
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 92%
From Region 7%
Athletes 5.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Black 8%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Community Innovation 950 31% / 69% 1% $47,937 36 95%
Biological and Physical Sciences 10 30% / 70% 0% $46,786 33 97%
Anthropology 18 33% / 67% 0% $40,911 17 92%
Broadcast Journalism 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $49,840 42
Classical Languages 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,148 43
English 58 21% / 79% 0% $47,623 35 93%
French +1 $50,179 43 89%
Geography 7 +2 57% / 43% 0% $52,078 48 100%
Health Communication 6 17% / 83% 0% $55,036 56 98%
History 36 +2 53% / 47% 0% $40,826 17 98%
Intercultural and International Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,591 41
International Affairs 19 +3 42% / 58% 11% $39,647 14 85%
Philosophy 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $44,536 26 91%
Political Science 35 +5 43% / 57% 6% $56,054 59 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 110 +3 27% / 73% 1% $55,036 56 98%
Religion/Religious Studies $47,967 36
Social Sciences 39 46% / 54% 0% $50,187 43 98%
Sociology 17 +3 47% / 53% 0% $47,710 36 98%
Spanish 11 +1 18% / 82% 0% $50,179 43 89%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 56 +2 34% / 66% 0% $46,604 32 93%
Writing 37 +1 32% / 68% 0% $39,175 13 97%
Computer Teacher Education 32 0% / 100% 0% $53,058 51 98%
Early Childhood Education 8 0% / 100% 0%
Earth Science Teacher Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $53,058 51 98%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 124 5% / 95% 0% $49,995 42 100%
General Education 99 37% / 63% 0% $53,904 53 91%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 17 65% / 35% 0% $53,058 51 98%
Art Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $53,058 51 98%
Dance 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $36,351 9
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 12 42% / 58% 0% $46,539 32 98%
Film Studies 58 +1 52% / 48% 2% $40,807 17 93%
Fine/Studio Arts 72 +1 24% / 76% 1% $38,234 12 89%
Music 25 +1 56% / 44% 0% $44,544 26 95%
Photography 6 33% / 67% 0% $40,807 17 93%
Theater 6 50% / 50% 0% $35,107 8
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 1,230 20% / 80% 1% $60,153 67 96%
Biochemistry 27 +1 37% / 63% 4% $59,191 65 100%
Biology 77 +2 25% / 75% 0% $53,600 53 92%
Biomedical Sciences 145 +3 35% / 65% 4% $53,600 53 92%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 10 30% / 70% 10% $65,703 76 94%
Microbiology 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $57,228 61
Neurobiology and Behavior 47 +5 23% / 77% 2% $57,566 62 100%
Dietetic Technician 23 13% / 87% 0% $55,008 56
Environmental Studies 56 +3 27% / 73% 2% $46,703 32 91%
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 4 100% / 0% 0% $48,959 39
Wildlife Biology 25 32% / 68% 0% $47,850 36
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 19 16% / 84% 5% $94,412 96 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 46 4% / 96% 0% $63,646 73 96%
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 53 9% / 91% 2% $68,821 80 99%
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 149 +2 13% / 87% 1% $62,565 72 98%
Nursing 270 14% / 86% 0% $75,263 86 98%
Respiratory Care 4 0% / 100% 0%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 25 0% / 100% 0% $42,223 20 96%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 11 9% / 91% 0% $51,651 47 100%
Natural Resources/Conservation 25 +1 72% / 28% 0% $46,703 32 91%
Psychology 213 +26 17% / 83% 1% $50,490 44 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 295 72% / 28% 3% $82,403 91 97%
Computer Science 113 +1 88% / 12% 5% $93,244 96 97%
Cybersecurity 27 +1 93% / 7% 0% $86,665 93
Information Science/Studies 26 85% / 15% 0% $92,106 96 97%
Information Technology 24 79% / 21% 0% $93,244 96 97%
Chemistry 11 27% / 73% 18% $58,168 63 93%
Geochemistry 3 100% / 0% 0% $61,138 69 89%
Geosciences 8 38% / 62% 0% $61,138 69 89%
Mathematics 42 +2 43% / 57% 2% $54,619 55 96%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $76,215 87
Statistics 31 +5 55% / 45% 0% $78,062 88 98%
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 12% / 88% 0%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 0% / 100% 0% $38,234 12 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Padnos College of Engineering and Computing 150 80% / 20% 4% $90,366 95 98%
Biomedical Engineering 10 50% / 50% 0% $89,701 95
Computer Engineering 21 90% / 10% 5% $101,637 98 100%
Electrical Engineering 25 +1 84% / 16% 8% $98,883 98 100%
General Engineering 4 50% / 50% 0% $87,114 94
Manufacturing Engineering 11 64% / 36% 9% $93,923 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering 66 88% / 12% 3% $86,118 93 96%
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 10 80% / 20% 0% $85,153 93 97%
Women's Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,858 27 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Seidman College of Business 1,392 48% / 52% 1% $64,583 75 97%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 158 29% / 71% 0% $52,720 50 100%
Accounting 117 +14 50% / 50% 3% $72,158 83 98%
Business Analytics 87 +55 54% / 46% 2% $65,709 76 99%
Business Economics 5 100% / 0% 0% $63,323 73 87%
Business/Managerial Economics 25 +25 76% / 24% 8% $73,868 85 96%
Entrepreneurship 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $75,134 86 100%
Finance 183 +41 74% / 26% 2% $73,957 85 94%
General Business 74 +2 62% / 38% 0% $60,326 68 100%
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 47 11% / 89% 0% $48,675 39 90%
Human Resources Management 39 +6 15% / 85% 5% $73,409 84 100%
International Business 4 75% / 25% 0% $83,001 91 97%
Logistics 87 +12 74% / 26% 0% $82,469 91 97%
Marketing 242 +67 50% / 50% 2% $69,092 80 98%
Operations Management and Supervision 4 +4 75% / 25% 0% $82,469 91 97%
Organizational Leadership 2 0% / 100% 0%
Sports Management 54 +1 83% / 17% 2% $52,720 50 100%
Public Administration 23 +1 26% / 74% 4% $50,408 44 95%
Social Work 104 12% / 88% 0% $50,083 43 93%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 106 +6 38% / 62% 0% $60,913 69 99%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 28 +3 18% / 82% 0% $54,119 54 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,269
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,298
Est. In-State Cost $21,046
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,138
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 24.5% 984 57% / 43% 2% $68,909 80 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.9% 840 28% / 72% 1% $49,234 40 95%
Health Sciences 18.3% 734 16% / 84% 1% $66,095 77 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 317 31% / 69% 3% $54,843 56 94%
Education 7.0% 282 20% / 80% 0% $51,977 48 96%
Arts 4.9% 195 37% / 63% 1% $40,757 17 92%
Computer Science 4.7% 190 87% / 13% 3% $92,153 96 97%
Engineering 3.4% 137 82% / 18% 4% $91,743 95 98%
Professional 3.3% 134 34% / 66% 0% $59,493 66 99%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 108 28% / 72% 1% $48,821 39 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 96 47% / 53% 3% $63,568 73 95%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.8M #242 28% $0
Health Sciences $1.0M #242 47% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #345 6% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #388 67% $0
Engineering $0.3M #343 0% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #382 59% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #420 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Total $6.6M #348 31% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 95% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 920 – 1170