Grand Valley State Pushes Ahead of Other Universities

Last weekend, I took a road trip to Grand Rapids. I had never  been there before, and was actually very impressed by the city. Over the years I had heard that Grand Rapids was one of the other “cool cities” in Michigan (this is coming mostly  from U of M students who grew up there).

More importantly, everyone told me that Grand Rapids had much less of a brain drain problem.

So I went to investigate. And it turns out, they are right. (Soon you will be able to hear the news piece I produced on Grand Rapids and really get a feel for what’s going on there).

Just a few days ago, the President of Grand Valley reported that 96 percent of Grand Valley’s alumni are employed or in graduate school; and of those working, 94 percent are pursuing their careers IN MICHIGAN.

Grand Valley State University also reported that it has increased the number of students graduating more than any other Michigan public campus.

That is pretty impressive, considering Grand Valley receives less funding per student than any other state university. This year, Grand Valley received $3,026 per student as compared to the state average of $5,719.

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