GVSU Enrollment Snapshot for Winter 2026

Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change
Total Enrollment 20,637 20,414 -1.1%
Undergraduate 17,772 17,755 -0.1%
  Freshman 3,417 3,414 -0.1%
  Sophomore 4,175 3,869 -7.3%
  Junior 4,214 4,493 6.6%
  Senior 5,966 5,979 0.2%
Graduate 2,865 2,659 -7.2%
  Masters 2,580 2,368 -8.2%
  Doctorate 285 291 2.1%
Ethnicity Female Male Any Sex
Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change
African American or Black 966 1,262 30.6% 616 779 26.5% 1,583 2,042 29.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 39 42 7.7% 28 20 -28.6% 67 62 -7.5%
Asian 345 330 -4.3% 218 216 -0.9% 563 546 -3.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1,061 1,143 7.7% 607 668 10.0% 1,672 1,816 8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 5 -28.6% 5 5 0.0% 12 10 -16.7%
White 9,538 9,101 -4.6% 5,711 5,408 -5.3% 15,290 14,544 -4.9%
Two or more races 420 439 4.5% 281 273 -2.8% 701 714 1.9%
Non-resident international 300 228 -24.0% 292 261 -10.6% 592 489 -17.4%
Not Reported 100 114 14.0% 57 73 28.1% 157 191 21.7%
Total 12,776 12,664 -0.9% 7,815 7,703 -1.4% 20,637 20,414 -1.1%
Unduplicated Minority* 3,099 3,406 9.9% 2,003 2,157 7.7% 5,107 5,572 9.1%
Attempted Hours Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Graduate Degree-Seeking Non-Degree
Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change
0 - 2.5 36 37 2.8% 41 43 4.9% 12 7 -41.7%
3 - 5.5 360 346 -3.9% 534 433 -18.9% 147 129 -12.2%
6 - 8.5 801 722 -9.9% 748 749 0.1% 16 35 118.8%
9 - 11.5 687 650 -5.4% 917 835 -8.9% 2 3 50.0%
12 - 14.5 7,544 7,445 -1.3% 285 287 0.7% 2 1 -50.0%
15 - 17.5 7,903 8,141 3.0% 269 251 -6.7% 0 0 .
18 + 333 300 -9.9% 0 0 . 0 0 .
N 17,664 17,641 -0.1% 2,794 2,598 -7.0% 179 175 -2.2%
Mean 13.38 13.44 0.4% 8.18 8.34 2.0% 3.57 3.82 7.0%
Median 14 14 . 9 9 . 3 3 .
Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change
First time in any college (FTIAC) 82 71 -13.4%
Undergraduate transfer 426 346 -18.8%
Continuing undergraduate 17,264 17,338 0.4%
New grad student (GVSU alumnus) 107 72 -32.7%
New Grad student (non-alumnus) 180 140 -22.2%
Continuing graduate student 2,578 2,447 -5.1%
Winter 2025 Winter 2026 % Change
First Generation College Student 8,058 8,157 1.2%
Low Income 7,591 8,169 7.6%
Frederik Meijer Honors College 1,309 1,396 6.6%
Veteran 400 408 2.0%
Survivor or dependent of veteran 380 356 -6.3%

Notes;

Enrollment counts are shown from the official census, which occurs at the end of the last day on which a student can drop a class without a grade

* Unduplicated minority count includes any student who self-identifies with one or more of the following groups: African-American or Black; American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian; Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

Low income determined by Pell Grant eligibilityat any time in the student's GVSU career. Veteran and survivor/dependent counts based on voluntary self-report.