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Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·davenport.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
4,815
peer median 4,232
Avg net price
$19,988
-$1.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
4,391
4,391 candidates competed
Admitted
4,296
97.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
581
13.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
56%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 86 Title IV programs, 27 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
86
Passing
27
31.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

86programs
  • Passing27 · 31.4%
  • No Data58 · 67.4%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
25
No data
58

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

28
Human Resources Management and Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-4.1%
$55,608 vs $58,014
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.4%
$67,552 vs $58,014
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.7%
$38,510 vs $32,989
Bilingual Multilingual and Multicultural Education
Master's Degree · Education
+41.5%
$64,180 vs $45,360
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.0%
$82,966 vs $58,014
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.2%
$84,233 vs $58,014
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+46.2%
$84,825 vs $58,014
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+51.3%
$49,901 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Human Resources Management and Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-4.1%
−$2,406

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

26
Human Resources Management and Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
358%
$198,982 debt · $55,608 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
157%
$132,714 debt · $84,825 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
83%
$56,213 debt · $67,552 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$31,500 debt · $49,901 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
62%
$31,556 debt · $50,627 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
59%
$37,800 debt · $64,247 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,373 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
49%
$27,000 debt · $54,729 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1976Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 11

  1. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  2. Aug 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  4. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Dec 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,021
$30–48k$25,217
$48–75k$23,986
$75–110k$17,614
$110k+$24,791

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,988
-$1,653vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $21,642
Federal loans
47.6%
In-state tuition
$23,324
Out-of-state
$23,324

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,716 students received $8.0M in Pell grants, alongside $33.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,716
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.0M
$7,950,724 total
Direct Loans
$33.5M
4,256 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.1M
1,521 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.2M
1,758 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.7M
628 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.2M
241 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.4M
108 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,561 borrowers who entered repayment, 57 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,561
Defaulted
57
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.5%
2017
9.9%
2018
6.0%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Davenport

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs36
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,165 total completions
01Business
60551.9%
02Health Professions
31326.9%
03Computer Sciences
14812.7%
04Parks/Recreation
443.8%
05Education
151.3%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
141.2%
07Legal Professions
131.1%
08Science Technologies
70.6%
09Security/Protective
60.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,815
12-mo unduplicated
5,996
Undergraduate
4,662
Graduate
1,334

Gender split

Men
41%2,470
Women
59%3,526

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.6%
Black
13.6%
Hispanic
7.8%
Unknown
5.0%
Non-resident
4.0%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
713
403 M · 310 W
Women athletes
43.5%
Athletic aid
$6.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$14.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.4M
$3.0M
Recruiting expense
$66K
$65K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$51K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
108 M · 84 W
$1.3M
Football
136 M · —
$2.2M
Other Sports
— · 108 W
$1.6M
Lacrosse
38 M · 26 W
$1.0M
Soccer
29 M · 31 W
$921K
Baseball
48 M · —
$888K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.17
11 offenses · 5,073 students

3-year trend

1.312 yrs ago1.861 yr ago2.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
29
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
5
Burglary
4
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

11total
  • On campus11

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
2
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Gender1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs011
Liquor061

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
85

Davenport vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Davenport selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectDavenport University
57%—4,815$19,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lawrence Technological University
60%55.9%3,693$33,995Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spring Arbor University
63%51.5%2,441$20,899Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Cornerstone University
63%77.8%1,695$22,384Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Butler University
79%85.1%5,746$38,472Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Concordia University-Chicago
36%92.8%4,770$16,774Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median62%77.8%4,232$21,642

Frequently asked questions about Davenport University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Davenport.

What is the graduation rate at Davenport University?

Davenport University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Davenport University?

Davenport University reports a total enrollment of 4,815 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Davenport University?

The average net price at Davenport University is $19,988 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Davenport University?

Davenport University's yield rate is 13.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Davenport University located?

Davenport University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512-9396.

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