GVSU Enrollment Snapshot for Fall 2026

Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change
Total Enrollment 22,035 21,382 -2.96%
Undergraduate 19,154 18,728 -2.22%
  Freshman 4,868 4,491 -7.74%
  Sophomore 4,314 4,272 -0.97%
  Junior 4,438 4,178 -5.86%
  Senior 5,534 5,787 4.57%
Graduate 2,881 2,654 -7.88%
  Masters 2,580 2,363 -8.41%
  Doctorate 301 291 -3.32%
Ethnicity Female Male Any Sex
Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change
African American or Black 1,369 1,679 22.64% 855 1,001 17.08% 2,225 2,682 20.54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 47 53 12.77% 24 30 25.00% 71 83 16.90%
Asian 338 321 -5.03% 238 226 -5.04% 576 547 -5.03%
Hispanic or Latino 1,218 1,286 5.58% 702 734 4.56% 1,926 2,025 5.14%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 9 50.00% 8 5 -37.50% 14 14 0.00%
White 9,783 9,120 -6.78% 5,839 5,358 -8.24% 15,659 14,510 -7.34%
Two or more races 486 516 6.17% 294 316 7.48% 781 836 7.04%
Non-resident international 280 219 -21.79% 299 241 -19.40% 579 460 -20.55%
Not Reported 123 126 2.44% 76 85 11.84% 204 225 10.29%
Total 13,650 13,329 -2.35% 8,335 7,996 -4.07% 22,035 21,382 -2.96%
Unduplicated Minority* 3,701 4,042 9.21% 2,354 2,485 5.56% 6,064 6,539 7.83%
Attempted Hours Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Graduate Degree-Seeking Non-Degree
Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change
0 - 2.5 35 40 14.29% 43 36 -16.28% 9 14 55.56%
3 - 5.5 327 319 -2.45% 509 485 -4.72% 134 229 70.90%
6 - 8.5 725 585 -19.31% 742 713 -3.91% 22 13 -40.91%
9 - 11.5 650 505 -22.31% 721 692 -4.02% 3 1 -66.67%
12 - 14.5 8,188 8,514 3.98% 522 387 -25.86% 2 2 0.00%
15 - 17.5 8,851 8,278 -6.47% 236 247 4.66% 26 17 -34.62%
18 + 240 259 7.92% 50 46 -8.00% 0 0 .
N 19,016 18,500 -2.71% 2,823 2,606 -7.69% 196 276 40.82%
Mean 13.50 13.52 0.15% 8.62 8.56 -0.70% 5.26 4.04 -23.19%
Median 14 14 . 9 9 . 3 3 .
Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change
First time in any college (FTIAC) 4,440 4,097 -7.73%
Undergraduate transfer 1,152 1,231 6.86%
Continuing undergraduate 13,562 13,400 -1.19%
New grad student (GVSU alumnus) 345 369 6.96%
New Grad student (non-alumnus) 528 444 -15.91%
Continuing graduate student 2,008 1,841 -8.32%
Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change
First Generation College Student 8,887 8,855 -0.36%
Low Income 8,869 9,242 4.21%
Frederik Meijer Honors College 1,492 1,490 -0.13%
Veteran 438 431 -1.60%
Survivor or dependent of veteran 418 368 -11.96%

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.

Fall FTIAC Class Only

Ethnicity Female Male Any Sex
Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change Fall 2025 Fall 2026 % Change
African American or Black 534 592 10.86% 335 363 8.36% 870 957 10.00%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 13 11 -15.38% 1 10 900.00% 14 21 50.00%
Asian 34 42 23.53% 39 40 2.56% 73 82 12.33%
Hispanic or Latino 258 268 3.88% 154 131 -14.94% 412 399 -3.16%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 4 . 2 0-100.00% 2 4 100.00%
White 1,802 1,490 -17.31% 992 807 -18.65% 2,797 2,298 -17.84%
Two or more races 119 152 27.73% 70 92 31.43% 190 246 29.47%
Non-resident international 14 13 -7.14% 20 21 5.00% 34 34 0.00%
Not Reported 26 26 0.00% 20 22 10.00% 48 56 16.67%
Total 2,800 2,598 -7.21% 1,633 1,486 -9.00% 4,440 4,097 -7.73%
Unduplicated Minority* 968 1,077 11.26% 609 645 5.91% 1,579 1,726 9.31%