unitid 153375 · Des Moines, IA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Grand View University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,111
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
99%
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,486
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
54%
finish within 150% time
44th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$48,522
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,774
after aid, aided students
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$52,824
after entry, Title IV students
50th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$22,500
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $18,512 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k21%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $50,048
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,762
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 46 | $55,780 | $26,921 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 41 | $63,111 | $27,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 37 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 34 | $51,137 | $25,973 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 31 | $56,271 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 28 | $46,059 | $28,200 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 21 | $49,602 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | 21 | $58,421 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 20 | $63,368 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 19 | $70,591 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 18 | $58,107 | $26,485 |
| Human Services, General. | 18 | $45,288 | $30,750 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.