Davenport University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Davenport University

Davenport University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,134 students of which 4,662 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Davenport University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 97.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,707, with published in-state tuition of $24,466 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.0%. Graduates earn a median of $45,099 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,041 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 817900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.