Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University admitted 72% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 920–1170 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $12,147 a year. Within six years, 51% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 72%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 920–1170
- ACT middle 50%
- 18–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,690 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $12,147 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,300 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $13,680 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $24,000 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 51%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $55,838 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,706
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,989
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 41%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 19%
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Education
- 13%
- Psychology
- 5%
- Engineering
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Memphis TN · 72% admitted
- Indiana University-Northwest IN · 73% admitted
- Clarke University IA · 72% admitted
- Calvary University MO · 72% admitted
- Capital University OH · 70% admitted
- Holy Family University PA · 71% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.