Grand View University Business Programs

Grand View University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Grand View University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Grand View University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Grand View University?

Contact details for Grand View University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1200 Grandview Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
Phone:	515-263-2800
Website:	www.grandview.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grand-View-University/315068091675
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/GrandViewUniv

How Do I Get Into Grand View University?

You can apply to Grand View University online at: www.grandview.edu/admissions/first-year/requirements

Admission Requirements for Grand View University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	recommended
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Grand View University?

Since Grand View University has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 13% of students accepted to Grand View University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 560. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

Grand View University received ACT scores from 88% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Grand View University?

The overall average net price of Grand View University is $27,859. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Grand View University, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $7,147 a year. That adds up to $28,588 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Grand View University is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Grand View University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,694 undergraduate students at Grand View University, with 1,513 being full-time and 181 being part-time.

There are also 180 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,513 full-time undergraduates at Grand View University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand View University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	48
Black or African American	125
Hispanic or Latino	152
White	964
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	178

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Grand View University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Grand View University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Rwanda, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Grand View University

In 2019-2020, 639 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Grand View University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Grand View University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Grand View University was 310.5%. This is the #175 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Grand View University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Grand View University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Grand View University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#4
Human Resource Management	#5
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#7
General Business/Commerce	#9
General Business/Commerce	#9
Marketing	#10
Organizational Leadership	#16
Accounting	#19
Accounting	#26
Business Administration & Management	#86

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Grand View University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	39	0	0	39
Finance	0	33	0	0	33
Accounting	0	26	1	0	27
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	26	0	0	26
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	20	20
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	3	14	0	0	17
General Management Information Systems	0	14	0	0	14
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	7	0	0	7
Business/Corporate Communications	0	2	0	0	2
Sports Communication	0	1	0	0	1
Public Relations	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	162	1	20	186

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.