Saginaw Valley State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University operates as a public institution located in University Center, Michigan (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 5,989 students of which 6,788 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Saginaw Valley State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,052 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,775, with published in-state tuition of $12,930 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.6%. Graduates earn a median of $51,955 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,530 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 449800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.