Saginaw Valley State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,542
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 97%
From Region 1%
Athletes 532 (10.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Black 9%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Saginaw Valley State University 1,162 35% 77% 1% 6% 6% 2% $64,323 24 -0.57 62 97% 4.2%
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $106,669 29 -0.49 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 16 — 94% 75% 0% 6% 0% 6% $118,690 65 +0.08 99 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 43 — 77% 88% 2% 0% 2% 0% $87,990 4 -1.41 89 100% — — — —
Optical Physics — — — — — — — — $83,456 5 -1.49 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 17 — 88% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $82,117 6 -1.25 85 100% — — — —
Computer Systems Analysis 8 — 88% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $83,883 21 -0.70 87 94% — — — —
Applied Chemistry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $64,114 17 -0.72 62 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,628 3 -1.24 72 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 38% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $64,114 17 -0.72 62 96% — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,347 21 -0.72 66 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,499 11 -1.09 70 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 43% 57% 14% 0% 14% 0% $63,802 17 -0.68 61 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,149 39 -0.27 62 90% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 23 — 30% 65% 4% 0% 9% 0% $63,925 29 -0.50 61 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,119 26 -0.69 25 — — — — —
Neuroscience 8 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $67,156 44 +0.02 67 — — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,158 33 -0.44 39 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 11 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,468 15 -0.91 68 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 44 — 48% 77% 2% 5% 5% 2% $55,310 24 -0.75 40 100% — — — —
Nursing 128 — 14% 83% 0% 3% 6% 5% $85,969 25 -0.62 88 98% 4.2% — — —
Pre-Health Studies 14 — 7% 57% 7% 29% 0% 0% $58,294 19 -0.70 47 95% — — — —
Public Health 33 — 9% 76% 3% 3% 6% 6% $59,270 31 -0.54 50 — — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 37 — 22% 76% 0% 11% 0% 0% $71,830 56 +0.09 75 100% — — — —
Accounting 43 +2 49% 79% 0% 5% 2% 2% $73,654 21 -0.87 77 98% — — — —
Business 24 — 42% 79% 0% 4% 0% 0% $57,374 5 -1.05 45 95% — — — —
Business Administration 48 +3 44% 73% 0% 10% 8% 2% $66,280 26 -0.59 66 95% — — — —
Business Analytics 25 +2 60% 72% 4% 8% 4% 8% $71,086 7 -1.22 74 — — — — —
Finance 24 +3 79% 67% 0% 8% 0% 8% $68,126 4 -1.07 69 96% — — — —
International Business 6 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $69,106 31 -0.64 71 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 5 +1 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,992 10 -1.02 74 — — — — —
Marketing 49 +2 55% 76% 4% 4% 6% 4% $66,840 17 -0.84 67 95% — — — —
Creative Writing 11 +1 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,191 8 -1.12 11 92% — — — —
English 8 +1 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,866 66 +0.30 38 100% — — — —
French — +1 — — — — — — $52,033 29 -0.54 31 — — — — —
General Studies 29 — 41% 72% 0% 10% 7% 0% $50,571 19 -0.65 27 95% — — — —
History 13 +1 31% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,985 22 -0.68 25 100% — — — —
Professional Writing 7 — 14% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $43,191 8 -1.12 11 92% — — — —
Spanish 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,884 28 -0.55 30 — — — — —
Communication 29 +2 45% 59% 3% 21% 7% 3% $54,892 25 -0.65 38 97% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $55,961 21 -0.71 41 — — — — —
International Studies 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,958 12 -0.77 47 — — — — —
Political Science 16 +3 56% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $60,550 18 -0.86 53 100% — — — —
Psychology 64 +1 11% 72% 2% 6% 6% 0% $58,835 74 +0.57 49 98% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,353 20 -0.80 55 97% — — — —
Social Work 56 — 9% 70% 0% 9% 16% 0% $58,105 78 +0.57 47 97% — — — —
Sociology 8 +6 12% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $36,677 0 -1.83 5 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $48,889 27 -0.51 22 98% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $50,649 27 -0.52 27 — — — — —
English Education 13 +1 8% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,887 33 -0.50 30 100% — — — —
Physical Education 14 +1 86% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,887 24 -0.72 30 100% — — — —
Science Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,887 25 -0.56 30 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 95 +1 8% 87% 0% 2% 3% 0% $48,889 19 -0.72 22 98% — — — —
Social Studies Education 16 +1 56% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $51,887 32 -0.60 30 100% — — — —
Special Education 3 +9 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,644 39 -0.34 35 98% — — — —
Fine Arts 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,311 26 -0.59 9 84% — — — —
Graphic Design 33 — 36% 67% 3% 9% 6% 3% $40,523 3 -1.52 8 96% — — — —
Music 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,553 16 -0.67 8 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $41,311 26 -0.59 9 84% — — — —
Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $38,670 23 -0.59 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 49 +4 47% 69% 0% 18% 8% 0% $60,924 60 +0.14 54 98% — — — —
Industrial Production Technology 15 — 87% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,119 32 -0.22 88 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,637
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,407
Est. In-State Cost $18,934
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,628
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 19%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 23.0% 267 19% 79% 1% 6% 4% 3% $73,444 33 -0.55 77 99% 4.2%
Business & Economics 19.3% 224 54% 75% 1% 6% 4% 4% $67,779 20 -0.88 68 96% —
Social Sciences 15.3% 178 20% 69% 1% 10% 11% 1% $57,135 45 +0.10 44 98% —
Education 12.8% 149 20% 88% 0% 2% 3% 1% $49,890 24 -0.67 25 99% —
Humanities 6.0% 70 30% 80% 0% 4% 7% 0% $49,093 16 -0.66 23 96% —
Professional 5.5% 64 56% 77% 0% 14% 6% 0% $66,829 49 +0.06 67 98% —
Engineering 5.2% 60 82% 85% 2% 2% 2% 2% $96,488 25 -1.00 94 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 53 32% 70% 4% 0% 11% 0% $62,607 26 -0.44 58 90% —
Arts 4.1% 48 33% 65% 2% 8% 4% 2% $40,706 8 -1.24 8 93% —
Computer Science 2.2% 25 88% 92% 4% 0% 4% 0% $82,682 8 -1.08 86 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 17 53% 76% 6% 6% 6% 0% $65,866 14 -0.86 65 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 7 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,158 28 -0.44 39 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $2.3M #194 80% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.4M #297 87% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #405 66% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #304 94% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #371 29% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.6M #425 79% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 168 $560K $557K $3K
Football 147 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Baseball 40 $537K $537K $0
Soccer 33 $668K $668K $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $304K $304K $0
Basketball 16 $673K $673K $0
Golf 13 $212K $212K $0
Total 366 $5.1M $5.1M $3K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 104 $475K $454K $21K
Soccer 35 $917K $917K $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $265K $265K $0
Softball 24 $581K $581K $0
Volleyball 19 $936K $925K $11K
Lacrosse 16 $239K $239K $0
Basketball 13 $672K $672K $0
Golf 10 $178K $178K $0
Tennis 8 $201K $189K $12K
Total 166 $4.5M $4.4M $45K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 272 $1.0M $1.0M $25K
Football 147 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Soccer 68 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 53 $569K $569K $0
Baseball 40 $537K $537K $0
Basketball 29 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Softball 24 $581K $581K $0
Golf 23 $390K $390K $0
Volleyball 19 $936K $925K $11K
Lacrosse 16 $239K $239K $0
Tennis 8 $201K $189K $12K
Total 532 $11.8M $11.8M $49K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 69% 70%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 87%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 440 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 600