Saginaw Valley State University Business Programs

Located in University Center, Michigan, Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution. Saginaw Valley State University is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Saginaw Valley State University?

Contact details for Saginaw Valley State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710
Phone:	989-964-4000
Website:	www.svsu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/svsu.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SVSU

How Do I Get Into Saginaw Valley State University?

You can apply to Saginaw Valley State University online at: www.svsu.edu/apply/undergraduate/

Admission Requirements for Saginaw Valley State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Saginaw Valley State University?

With an acceptance rate of 89%, Saginaw Valley State University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% of students accepted to Saginaw Valley State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

Saginaw Valley State University received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Saginaw Valley State University?

The overall average net price of Saginaw Valley State University is $28,285. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Saginaw Valley State University, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,262 a year. That adds up to $25,048 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Saginaw Valley State University is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Saginaw Valley State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,203 undergraduate students at Saginaw Valley State University, with 6,016 being full-time and 1,187 being part-time.

There are also 825 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,016 full-time undergraduates at Saginaw Valley State University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saginaw Valley State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	51
Black or African American	487
Hispanic or Latino	294
White	4,628
International Students	206
Other Races/Ethnicities	350

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Saginaw Valley State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at Saginaw Valley State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Saginaw Valley State University

In 2019-2020, 5,758 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Saginaw Valley State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Saginaw Valley State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saginaw Valley State University was 55.5%. This is the #527 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Saginaw Valley State University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Saginaw Valley State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Saginaw Valley State University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#288
Business Administration & Management	#387

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Saginaw Valley State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	86	25	111
Accounting	48	0	48
Finance	47	0	47
Other Marketing	45	0	45
General Business/Commerce	23	0	23
Business Economics	6	0	6
International Business/Trade/Commerce	6	0	6
Operations Management	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0
TOTAL	261	25	286

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Saginaw Future Inc. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.