Private nonprofit · University

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Large suburb

97.8%
Admit rate
$17,707
Avg net price
57%
Graduation rate
$45,099
Median earnings

Davenport University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Grand Rapids, Michigan (large suburb setting), enrolling 3,134 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 3,134 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 98% admitNCAA Division II with football · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

About Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. After the French established territories in Michigan, Jesuit missionaries and traders traveled down Lake Michigan and its tributaries. In 1969, Alexander Calder's abstract sculpture, La Grande Vitesse, which translates from French as "the great swiftness" or more loosely as "grand rapids," was installed downtown on Vandenberg Plaza, the redesigned setting of Grand Rapids City Hall. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
35 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Gerald R. Ford (GRR) · major hub

How Davenport University compares

Selectivity97.8%

More selective than 8% · #41 most selective of 43 in Michigan

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 53% · #27 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention82%

Higher than 67%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,099

Higher than 24% · #39 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$17,707

Cheaper than 61% · #25 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$26,000

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment3,134

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Davenport University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,208students
  • Undergraduate3,13474%
  • Graduate1,07426%

Undergraduates by gender

3,134undergrads
  • Women1,76356%
  • Men1,37144%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic8.6%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,134
Graduate enrollment
1,074
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
32%
Median family income
$34,920
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,423
Endowment
$31,995,490

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
97.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,466
Room & board
$12,928
Books & supplies
$916
Total cost of attendance
$37,319
Average net price
$17,707

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
57%
Graduated on time (4 years)
39%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,041
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,099
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Students with federal loans
46%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
34%
First-generation
36%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
941
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
30%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
850 (445 men · 405 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (13)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)197
Other Sports151
Football136
Soccer61
Lacrosse56
Baseball45
Swimming and Diving (combined)41
Golf37
Wrestling34
Basketball28
Softball24
Tennis21
Volleyball19

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
21
Property offenses (2022–2024)
9

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (4,815 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

10reported offenses a year
7.0 violent a year3.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
4.3
Burglary
3.0
Aggravated assault
1.7
Fondling
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,700
$30–48k
$22,376
$48–75k
$22,856
$75–110k
$24,420
$110k+
$28,703

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$101,947

$22,856/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$12,690
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Davenport University itself, averaging $12,690, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 459 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,099
Typical debt at graduation
$26,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
58%
Out-earn a HS grad
56%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$40,330
Men
$54,246

Men out-earn women by $13,916 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
39.2″
Annual snow
77.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nwsfo Grand Rapids, MI US station (3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.