Des Moines, Iowa · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Grand View University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Des Moines, Iowa. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 1,856 students in fall 2024, including 1,500 undergraduates and 356 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Grand View University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 55 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 502 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,856
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
502
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
55
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 55
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
378
Master's degrees
121
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,856
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,500
Graduate students, fall 2024
356
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,093
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,628
Graduate students, 2024-25
465
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
60%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Heart of America Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Rachelle Keck
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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