-85%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Davenport University fell 85% between 2006 and 2009 (11.9% → 1.8%).
Michigan · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3,213 undergraduate students. 91 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Davenport University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-24%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 24% at Davenport University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (3.2k vs 4.2k).
-20%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Davenport University fell 20% between 2021 and 2024 (3.9k → 3.1k).
+17%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Davenport University rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 ($21.0k → $24.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Michigan
Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$45,099-4% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167$47,041
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry49.5%+178% · '02→'24
Michigan median 57.1%$17,353+750% · '97→'20
At program completion3,213+31% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.7%+156% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time97.0%+3% · '06→'24
latest cohort$23,324+193% · '00→'24
out-of-state $23,324SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.1%Median federal debt $17,353 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,099 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+178%
Davenport University · completion · 150% rose
20.3% → 56.6%
-89%
Davenport University · completion · 100% fell
15.6% → 1.8%
+156%
Davenport University · retention rose
32.0% → 82.0%
+31%
Davenport University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,384 → 3,134
+193%
Davenport University · in-state tuition rose
$8,337 → $24,466
+193%
Davenport University · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,337 → $24,466
+750%
Davenport University · median debt rose
$3,058 → $26,000
-100%
Davenport University · cohort default rate fell
9.6% → 0.0%
-30%
Davenport University · pell share fell
48.0% → 33.8%
+45%
Davenport University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$31,100 → $45,099
+50%
Davenport University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$29,700 → $44,540
+63%
Davenport University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$28,900 → $47,041
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$90,933Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$90,932Business Administration, Management and Operations.$87,080Computer Programming.$81,984Accounting and Related Services.$81,909Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$79,018Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$74,388Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$73,031Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,844Computer Science.$68,837Accounting and Related Services.$66,484Human Resources Management and Services.$64,790Business/Commerce, General.$64,118Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$62,517Marketing.$57,634Finance and Financial Management Services.$57,608Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$55,182Computer Software and Media Applications.$54,370Social Work.$53,434Business/Commerce, General.$53,151Health and Medical Administrative Services.$51,509Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$51,060Accounting and Related Services.$50,974Legal Support Services.$49,800
Showing top 24 of 26 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
26 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$79,018Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$74,388Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$90,932Computer Science.$68,837Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$55,182Computer Programming.$81,984Computer Software and Media Applications.$54,370
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$73,031Health and Medical Administrative Services.$90,933Health and Medical Administrative Services.$51,509Health and Medical Administrative Services.$47,539Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$36,450Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$62,517
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$87,080Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,844Accounting and Related Services.$66,484Business/Commerce, General.$53,151Human Resources Management and Services.$64,790Marketing.$57,634Accounting and Related Services.$81,909Business/Commerce, General.$64,118Finance and Financial Management Services.$57,608Accounting and Related Services.$50,974
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Davenport University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$710,861
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $23,986
- HS-only baseline · MI
- $36,900
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Michigan
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Davenport University graduates earn $X” — not “Davenport University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Davenport University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.