unitid 172051 · University Center, MI · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
Saginaw Valley State University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,838
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
29th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,989
57th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
35%
undergrads on Pell grants
60th pctl among public 4-years
completion
48%
finish within 150% time
55th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,936
64th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$10,775
after aid, aided students
35th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,955
after entry, Title IV students
55th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
91st pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,844 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k25%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k21%
- 110k+21%
- Median family income
- $52,671
- First-generation students
- 33%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,930
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 168 | $80,239 | $28,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 110 | $47,137 | $31,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 65 | $50,545 | $29,873 |
| Social Work. | 62 | $53,518 | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 58 | $48,009 | $28,550 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 58 | $71,767 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 56 | — | $18,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 55 | $49,512 | $30,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 55 | $51,635 | $27,824 |
| Social Work. | 53 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 52 | $89,093 | $26,679 |
| Biology, General. | 49 | $58,704 | $24,932 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.