Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan · Website
$51,955
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,955
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saginaw Valley State University is a public 4-year college in University Center, Michigan with 5,989 undergraduates and 687 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,775 a year (tuition and fees $12,930 in-state, $30,450 out-of-state). It admits 72% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,955 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,775
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$12,930
Out-of-state $30,450
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,955
Rank 1,321 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,775
- Tuition in-state
- $12,930
- Tuition out-of-state
- $30,450
- Cost of attendance
- $24,936
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,844
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,711
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,053
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,879
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,103
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,968 in 2015-16 to $12,930 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,052
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 5,989
- Graduate students
- 687
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 92
- Endowment
- $110.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,321 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,775 | $17,194 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,930 | $15,221 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,530 | $32,840 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,955 | $36,115 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
92 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 168 | $25,250 | $76,244 | $81,103 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 110 | $30,333 | $43,151 | $48,561 | $47,382 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $29,500 | $43,191 | $50,078 | $50,499 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $29,750 | $38,503 | $56,961 | $51,790 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $23,000 | $43,585 | $49,761 | $51,389 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 58 | $47,248 | $61,433 | $70,336 | $71,416 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $17,500 | $59,937 | $70,081 | $55,792 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $27,500 | $31,021 | $50,816 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $26,000 | $40,049 | $59,042 | $55,378 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 53 | $32,837 | $51,511 | $64,391 | $65,123 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $26,679 | $76,823 | $83,873 | $92,135 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $24,865 | $35,216 | $54,038 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $25,000 | $30,092 | $50,066 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $25,500 | $44,376 | $58,783 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,000 | $44,490 | $65,594 | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $25,406 | $53,416 | $72,171 | $76,194 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $18,300 | $46,284 | $65,610 | $83,343 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $30,313 | $40,740 | $55,558 | $53,072 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,722 | $36,348 | $53,825 | $56,359 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $24,286 | $27,577 | $41,864 | $51,490 |
| Public HealthOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 27 | $38,219 | $106,840 | $113,545 | $120,193 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $25,625 | $68,037 | $90,681 | $92,374 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Saginaw Valley State University cost?
$10,775 a year is the average net price at Saginaw Valley State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,930 for in-state students and $30,450 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,936. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,844 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saginaw Valley State University?
72% of applicants are admitted to Saginaw Valley State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,052 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Saginaw Valley State University graduates earn?
$51,955 a year is the median pay of former Saginaw Valley State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,530 after 6 years). That ranks 1,321 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $106,840.
How much student debt do Saginaw Valley State University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Saginaw Valley State University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saginaw Valley State University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Saginaw Valley State University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Saginaw Valley State University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (168 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (110 bachelor's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (65 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 92 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.