Grand View University

Grand View University is a private nonprofit college in Des Moines, IA. Its average net price is $21,705 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,979
$30,001 to $48,000$23,156
$48,001 to $75,000$17,963
$75,001 to $110,000$19,643
$110,001 and up$25,679
$36,136Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$36,136Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,705Average Net Price
$14,290Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,296Books and Supplies
$4,604Other Expenses
46.4%Students on Pell Grants
64.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

99.1%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,149
8 years after entry$57,439
10 years after entry$58,718
49.4%Graduation Rate
70.2%Retention Rate
$22,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Des Moines, IALocation
Midsize citySetting
1,486Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$61,318 Small program - rough guide n=43Not published
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$33,068 National median for this major n=336Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$51,413 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$46,591 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$59,277 Small program - rough guide n=53$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=31
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$58,823 National median for this major n=2,808Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$28,225 Small program - rough guide n=46
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$50,082 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$73,065 Small program - rough guide n=75$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,503 Small program - rough guide n=37$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=74
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$46,913 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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