Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, Michigan · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $12,147. 51% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $55,838 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $23,706.

Average net price
$12,147
per year Verified data
Completion rate
51%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$55,838
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$23,706
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$13,680
Out-of-state tuition and fees$24,000
Average cost of attendance$27,690
Books and supplies$1,190
Room and board, on campus$12,500
Average net price, all aided students$12,147
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$9,300
Average net price, family income over $110,000$18,507

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
72%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
920 to 1170
ACT composite range, middle 50%
18 to 26
Undergraduate enrollment
5,989
Graduate enrollment
687
Students receiving Pell grants
41%
Student to faculty ratio
16 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time51%
Completion within normal time22%
First-year retention (full-time)78%
Median federal debt, graduates$23,706
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$269
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$16,440
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry73%
1 year after completion$49,792
4 years after completion$63,454
6 years after entry$49,267
8 years after entry$53,204
10 years after entry$55,838
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $55,838; the middle half earned $37,739 to $77,732. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Saginaw Valley State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

91 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (58)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
40$58,654$28,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education
CIP 32.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
20$35,315$29,687
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
46$50,471$23,125
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
30$44,151$24,326
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
27$39,295$28,000
Computer Systems Analysis
CIP 11.05 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacy$28,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
33$76,774$19,056
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
69$46,244$26,000
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
25$32,182$23,631
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
16$77,325Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
29$55,678$18,618
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
5$34,181Suppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
20$38,951$29,500
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacy$30,750
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacy$28,048
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
29$41,970$36,703
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
42$48,549$22,750
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
34$76,915$24,250
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacy$26,659
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, Other
CIP 40.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacy$26,750
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
68$32,664$26,000
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
31Suppressed for privacy$25,925
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
159$81,713$25,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
43$68,771$17,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
15$34,036$24,125
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
72$41,037$26,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0$45,354$28,278
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
36$38,247$24,013
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
117$44,653$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
51$44,694$25,538
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
CIP 50.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (19)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0$78,259Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
12$83,704Suppressed for privacy
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
CIP 15.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · All credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
9$50,721Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
31$57,002Suppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
32$105,818Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
53$67,026Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
31$56,777Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
15$64,241Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
7$52,083Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 172051, OPEID 002314. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.