Saginaw Valley State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Saginaw Valley State University is a public master's university in University Center, MI (suburb setting), with 6,184 undergraduates (65% women). It admitted 73% of 10,222 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 940–1160 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,792 a year for out-of-state students and $26,280 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,144 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 54% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.59 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Saginaw Valley State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,240 in-state · $28,752 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 23 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Saginaw Valley State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Saginaw Valley State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 2 | $918k | $26,220 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $538k | $13,439 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $673k | $42,067 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $673k | $51,755 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 147 | — | 5 | $2.1M | $14,458 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 4 | $212k | $16,334 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 4 | $178k | $17,845 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 3 | $240k | $14,977 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 2 | $669k | $20,264 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 3 | $581k | $24,211 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 3 | $304k | $11,265 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 3 | $265k | $10,203 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $189k | $23,654 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 168 | — | 4 | $557k | $3,318 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | — | 4 | $454k | $4,366 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 2 | $925k | $48,703 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.