GRAND VIEW COLLEGE H-8

1200 Grandview Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50316-1599
Tel: (515)263-2800
Free: 800-444-6083
Admissions: (515)263-2810
Fax: (515)263-2974
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.gvc.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1896. Setting: 25-acre urban campus. Endowment: $8.3 million. Research spending 2003-04: $2781. Educational spending 2003-04: $4336 per student. Total enrollment: 1,759. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 432 applied, 99% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 32% from top quarter, 68% from top half. 5 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,305 students, 69% women, 31% men. Part-time: 454 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 29 states and territories, 7 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 41% 25 or older, 32% live on campus, 21% transferred in. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Drake University, Des Moines Area Community College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous until 9/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $20,828 includes full-time tuition ($15,052), mandatory fees ($340), and college room and board ($5436). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $425 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 19 open to all. Most popular organizations: Nursing Student Association (NSA), Art Club, Science Club, Education Club, Business Club. Major annual events: Homecoming, Studenterfest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, night security patrols. 438 college housing spaces available; 420 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Grand View College Library with 104,225 books, 11,119 microform titles, 8,141 serials, 6,379 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $335,963. 249 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Drake University.