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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Grand Valley State15 to 1
Western Michigan16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Grand Valley State66%
Western Michigan63%
Average faculty salary
Grand Valley State$91,742
Western Michigan$98,247

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Grand Valley State$10,704
Western Michigan$13,167
Endowment per student
Grand Valley State$10,256
Western Michigan$52,184
Tuition share of core revenue
Grand Valley State49%
Western Michigan38%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Grand Valley State4,017
Western Michigan2,941
Most popular majors
Grand Valley State

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 7% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 6% · Psychology, General 5%

Western Michigan

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General 6% · Finance, General 6% · Accounting 6%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why