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Acceptance Rate 72.07%
Yield 16.04%
SAT Score 1,050
ACT Score 22
Applicants 11,816

Saginaw Valley State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 72.07% at Saginaw Valley State University. Total 11,816 students applied and 8,516 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,050 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.svsu.edu/apply/undergraduate/
Online Applicationwww.svsu.edu/apply/undergraduate/
Acceptance Rate72.07%
Average Test Scores1,050 SAT / 22 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 72.07%. A total of 11,816 students (4,343 men and 7,447 women) have applied to and 8,516 (3,028 men and 5,472 women) students admitted to Saginaw Valley State University.
Among them, 483 male and 879 female students have enrolled into Saginaw Valley State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.04%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Saginaw Valley State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,8164,3437,44700
Admitted8,5163,0285,47200
Enrolled1,36648387900
Acceptance Rate 72.07% 69.72% 73.48% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.04% 15.95% 16.06% - -
[Chart] Saginaw Valley State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Saginaw Valley State, 1,148 applicants (84% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 42 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,050 at Saginaw Valley State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,170 and 25th percentile score is 920.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Saginaw Valley State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Saginaw Valley State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Saginaw Valley State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total92010501170
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480530600
Math440520570
ACT Composite182226
Math172126
English192225
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Saginaw Valley State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Saginaw Valley State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Saginaw Valley State

The calendar system at Saginaw Valley State University is Semester. Saginaw Valley State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Saginaw Valley State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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