Ross College-Grand Rapids North
Undergraduates
387
Student-faculty ratio 43:1
Graduation rate
54.4%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 54.4%
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Website
- rosseducation.edu
- Undergraduates
- 387
- Student-faculty ratio
- 43 : 1
- Academic calendar
- Continuous
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- George Grayeb (Chief Executive Officer)
- Phone
- 6165882203
- City
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Address
- 3488 Plainfield Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525-2767
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Suburb of a large city · In Grand Rapids
Nearest international airport
- This collegeGrand Rapids
- about 130 mi
- DTWDetroit
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 9 Northwestern University 22% 5,238 SW about 120 mi
- 9 University of Chicago 32% 5,956 SW about 130 mi
- 20 University of Notre Dame 14% 1,810 S about 100 mi
- 25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 16% 8,667 SE about 110 mi
- 47 Hillsdale College LAC SE about 90 mi
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Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.
Programs
2025 Graduates first majors
U.S. studentsInternational
Top 2 Certificate majors by graduates 2025, students
The ochre segment of each bar is international students.
Student body
387 students in 2025 · Freshman retention 44.6%
Enrollment Mix
- Continuing undergraduates 85
- First-year undergraduates 302
Where First-Year Students Come From fall 2024, 302 students
- In state 69.2%
- Out of state 30.8%
Undergraduate Gender Split
- Men 4%
- Women 96%
Out-of-state students came from 2 states, most from Indiana (86), Illinois (7).
Undergraduate Race / Ethnicity 387
International Share last 10 yearsUndergraduates
2025 Undergraduates international students: 0.
Graduation rate 184 first-time associate or certificate students who started in fall 2021
- All students
Fewer than 20 international students in this class, too few for a separate rate. Counts first-time, full-time students only; students who transferred out count as not graduated.
3-year completion rate, last 5 classesAll students
Years are entry years.
Cost
Revenue FY 2024$3.7M
Expenses FY 2024$2.4M
Average Faculty Salary 2025, 9-month equivalent
Campus & Safety
Grand Rapids, Michigan
below 32°F32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Monthly precipitation (in)Months with snow
Jan is the coldest month, averaging 19 to 31°F; Jul is the warmest, 63 to 83°F; 75 in of snow a year, 40 in of precipitation a year.
Living in Grand Rapids
- Community
- 3.2%of residents in Kent County are Asian; 8.9% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 95.5price index for the Grand Rapids metro area (U.S. = 100): 5% below the national average; housing is 13% below
- Rent
- $1,055median one-bedroom rent in Kent County; studio $1,041, two-bedroom $1,284, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $82,631median household income in Kent County (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Grand Rapids weather station (about 10 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Campus safety Crime rate per 1,000
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
References and Data Sources
Data from the U.S. Department of Education, each school's Common Data Set, U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.