1. Profile of Grand Valley Students

2. Student Demographics Fall 2017: 60% Female 17% Students of Color
92% from Michigan
2% International
88% Undergraduate*

3. Student Demographics Low Income First Generation Freshmen 30% 34%
Transfer
37%
44%
Less academic confidence
Weaker social connections
Less likely to persist
Less likely to graduate
37% (F15 provisional)

4. Academic Preparation *guided self-placement
Freshmen Transfer Students New Grad Students
HS GPA … GPA … Undergrad GPA … 3.39
SAT … GRE …
ACT … GMAT …
Developmental Math … 4.7%
Developmental Writing* … 6.6%
*guided self-placement
22% of UG start as transfer
66% of seniors have some transfer credit

5. Faculty Perceptions of Students

6. Retention and Graduation

7. Retention and Graduation Michigan Public Universities

8. Hours Spent Studying (by self-report)

9. "I feel like I belong at GVSU"

10. Selected Factors That Affected Academic Performance (by self-report)

11. Faculty Goals for Undergraduate Education

12. Student Development