Founded in 1896 and affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the university enrolls approximately 2,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

[3] Grand View College and Seminary was started in 1896 by members of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Grand View's 50-acre campus is located in the Union Park Neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, just northeast of downtown.

Notable landmarks include the Humphrey Center—built in 1895 in the style of Danish Renaissance architecture—and a 159-foot long skywalk across U.S. Route 69 in the heart of campus.

Sisam Arena was renovated in 2002, while the wellness center was being constructed, and put in new bleachers, backboards, wall padding and a small media platform.

The lobby of the arena showcases trophy cases featuring the Grand View Athletic Hall of Fame.

The first floor contains a teaching classroom/computer lab, the reference collection, current periodicals and journals, the children's and young adult collection, private study rooms, study tables, DVD and video viewing rooms, the information desk, and the bank of research computers.

The library's collection of books and journals as well as study tables are located on the second floor, along with the Danish Immigrant Archives.

This board develops and schedules campus-wide programs and activities throughout the school year to meet the diverse needs of the student population.

Residential Experience Council (REC) members are active in hall government, which speaks to policies and matters of concern to all campus residents.

"[13] The first reports of this tradition date back to 1933, where rumor has it, a large iron eagle decoration was stolen from a nearby business.

Sometime in the late 1940s, Bud Jr. was buried on the west end of campus, not to be unearthed again until over 50 years later in 1994 when maintenance crews were digging for fiber optic cables.

[14] Over the years multiple Buds have been created, hidden and lost as students have competed for the honor of finding and hiding the statue.