ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University is ranked No. 1 in Michigan by Forbes in its list of America’s best employers for 2020.

In its second annual ranking of “America’s Best Employers by State” Forbes released a list for each state, ranking the best 75 employers in Michigan. 

Forbes partnered with a market research company to pinpoint the organizations liked best by employees. The rankings are divided into 51 lists: one for each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, and was compiled by surveying 80,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees.

Grand Valley has about 1,760 faculty members and more than 2,050 support staff members.

Other Michigan employers ranking high on the list include Steelcase, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, Wayne State University and JPMorgan Chase. See the full list here.