Grand View University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Grand View College is now Crand View University and is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was established in 1896. It became Grand View University on November 6, 2008. It also has another campus in Johnston, Iowa. As of 2008, the university offers more than 35 majors and several certificate programs. GV also has approximately 88 full-time faculty members and 85 part-time faculty members.

GV is home to a number of Greek Letter Organizations such as Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Phi Eta Sigma, Theta Alpha Kappa, Alpha Mu Gamma, and Phi Beta Lambda. The university also has many student clubs including the Campus Crusade for Christ, Education Club, Grand View Council on International Relations, Students in Free Enterprise, and Psychology Club.

GV competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and is a member of the Midwest Collegiate Conference. Their sports teams are known as the Vikings.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and design.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,936 in 2009-2010 (1,697 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Grand View provides on-campus housing for 519 of its 1,697 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Mid-States Football Association), basketball (Midwest Classic Conference), baseball (Midwest Classic Conference), and track (Midwest Classic Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 95 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 90 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Grand View offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (78 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (44 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Driver and Safety Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (26 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (1 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (50 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics

MEDIA (25 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Graphic Communications
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (91 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (14 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology