10-yr median earnings
$52,824
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Des Moines, Iowa
Grand View University
Grand View University is a private nonprofit institution in Des Moines, Iowa. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $52,824
- 10-yr median earnings
- 99.1%
- Acceptance rate
- $21,774
- Avg net price / yr
- 54.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Grand View University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 25%
- former-student earnings, US
- 99.1%
- acceptance rate
- 54.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +11%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Master's (S)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Grand View University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Grand View University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$52,824
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,774
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
54.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$22,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
71.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
70.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$21,774
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
54.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 54.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Grand View University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Grand View University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Grand View University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$52,824 Top 25% higher than 75% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Grand View University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,824 | #1260 of 5103 | 75th |
| Average net price | $21,774 | #3412 of 5020 | 32nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.9% | #2606 of 4858 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,486 | #1766 of 5462 | 68th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,486
Undergraduate enrollment
99.1%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
54.9%
150%-time completion
$52,824
10-yr median earnings
70.2%
First-year retention
How Grand View University ranks in Iowa
State rank among 69 reporting Iowa colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Grand View University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,824 | #22 of 69 | 68th |
| Average net price | $21,774 | #50 of 68 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.9% | #40 of 63 | 37th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,486 | #20 of 73 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Iowa
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake University | $71,901 | $29,127 |
| 2 | Allen College | $71,261 | - |
| 3 | University of Iowa | $64,762 | $22,531 |
| 4 | Iowa State University | $63,386 | $18,589 |
| 5 | Grinnell College | $62,830 | $17,648 |
| 6 | Mercy College of Health Sciences | $62,234 | $26,924 |
| 7 | St Luke's College | $61,033 | $19,820 |
| 8 | Mount Mercy University | $60,787 | $20,168 |
| 9 | Luther College | $59,850 | $23,097 |
| 10 | Saint Ambrose University | $59,531 | $24,691 |
| 11 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | $59,483 | - |
| 12 | Simpson College | $59,274 | $21,936 |
| 22 | Grand View UniversityThis school | $52,824 | $21,774 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 99.1% |
| ACT Average | 20 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Grand View University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,512 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,773 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,254 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$24,601 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Grand View University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $34,762 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $34,762 |
| Average Net Price | $21,774 |
45.0%
Pell Grant Rate
71.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$22,500
Median Debt
$239/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Grand View University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $17,251 to $36,663 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +18.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$17,251
Highest year
$36,663
Most recent (2023)
$21,613
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,2292023 · $21,613
Over the same years, enrollment went -29.2% (2,079 → 1,472 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
54.6%
Female
36.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
70.2%
Retention Rate
$47,582
Median Earnings (6yr)
74.3%
Earning Over $25K
71.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 54.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 70.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,582 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $52,824 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 74.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 71.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $22,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $239/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 19 | 381 | $56,442 | $73,047 | $23,200 |
| Master's | 1 | 16 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Grand View University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$73,047 median earnings
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$67,234 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$66,906 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$66,623 median earnings
- Marketing
Marketing
$65,010 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$64,126 median earnings
- Human Resources Management…
Human Resources Management and Services
$58,176 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$56,906 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Grand View University? ▼
Grand View University is a private nonprofit institution in Des Moines, Iowa. The acceptance rate is 99.1%. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,486 students.
How much do Grand View University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Grand View University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,824 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,582.
How much does Grand View University cost? ▼
The average net price at Grand View University is $21,774. In-state tuition is $34,762 and out-of-state tuition is $34,762. Median student debt at graduation is $22,500.
What is the graduation rate at Grand View University? ▼
Grand View University has a 54.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 70.2%.
Is Grand View University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Grand View University is $22,500, while former students earn a median of $52,824 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 71.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $239.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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