Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan
- Public
- Suburb
- 5,989 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 72%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,147per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 49%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $55,83810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The SVSU Cardinal Commitment covers tuition for eligible new first-time students for up to five continuous years or until bachelor's degree completion.
Source: Cardinal Commitment - Saginaw Valley State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 72%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 920–1170Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Saginaw Valley State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
42% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.55. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 78%9,087 admitted of 11,586 first-year applicants
- Top 10% of their class
- 21%47% were in the top quarter. Based on the 60% whose school ranks.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,147full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,690sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,680Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $24,000Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 49%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $55,83810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,706federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,989Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 41%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI — admits 91%
- Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI — admits 92%
- Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI — admits 90%
- Radford University Radford, VA — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI — admits 84%
- University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI — admits 70%
- Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA — admits 72%
- Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI — admits 92%
- Tennessee State University Nashville, TN — admits 70%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Saginaw Valley State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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