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Part 1 - SVSU Budget and Performance Transparency Reporting

In accordance with the State of Michigan's Higher Education Appropriations Legislation, the following General Fund reports are presented for public review:

Operating Budget
Summary of General Fund Expenditures
Summary of General Fund Personnel Expenditures

Important Links

Collective Bargaining Agreements
Employee Benefits
Audits & Financial Reports
Capital Outlay and Use & Finance Reports
Revenue & Expenditure Projections
Debt Service Obligations
Clery Act - Annual Security Report
Campus Safety Information & Resources

Policy for Transferability of Core College Courses with Community Colleges

Saginaw Valley State University is a proud participant in the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) agreement.  Under the MTA and MACRAO agreements, transfer students who’ve earned the MTA or MACRAO-stamped transcripts from participating Michigan public community colleges will have partially or fully met SVSU’s General Education requirements.

Transfer students who have fulfilled the 30 credit General Education requirement specified in the MACRAO Agreement will have to take no more than two categories to satisfy SVSU’s ten category General Education requirement. SVSU’s Registrar, or his designee, will evaluate the MACRAO-stamped transfer transcript to determine what SVSU General Education categories have been completed. If the evaluation leaves more than two categories unfilled, waivers (not transfer credits) will be given until two categories remain unfilled. Students are also required to complete at least two Communication Intensive (CI) courses at SVSU.

SVSU’s Registrar, or their designee, will evaluate the MACRAO-stamped transfer transcript to determine what SVSU General Education categories have been completed. If the evaluation leaves more than two categories unfilled, waivers (not transfer credits) will be given until two categories remain unfilled. Students are also required to complete at least two Communication Intensive (CI) courses at SVSU. SVSU’s Registrar, or their designee, will also evaluate the MTA-stamped transfer transcript and waive the remaining General Education category requirements. Students are also required to complete at least two Communication Intensive (CI) courses at SVSU.

Transfer students are responsible for the completion of any additional requirements specified by SVSU.

For more information visit our Transfer Policies & Resources page.

Reverse Transfer Agreements

SVSU has signed reverse transfer agreements with:

  • Alpena Community College
  • Lansing Community College
  • Delta College
  • Mid Michigan Community College
  • Kirtland Community College
  • Mott Community College
  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College
  • St. Clair County Community College

Part 2 - Performance Dashboard

Students 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Enrollment      
Undergraduate 6,522 6,211 5,993
Graduate 681 641 617
Doctoral 17 7 19
Non-degree 177 142 146
Teaching Certificate 126 146 114
Total 7,523 7,147 6,889
       
Student Retention Rate 73.3% 72.4% 75.3%
Number of Pell Grant Recipients 2,276 2,062 2,119
       
  2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Number of Graduating Pell Grant Recipients 294 312 364

 

Six Year Graduation Rate 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
  42.5% 50.0% 53.8%

 

  2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
In-State 7,146 6,781 6,529
Out of State 137 135 129
International 240 231 231

 

  2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Faculty-to-Student Ratio 1:16 1:16 1:15
Employee-to-Student Ratio 1:14 1:14 1:13
SVSU Teach Load Information (Article D Section 4 of Faculty Contract)
SVSU Faculty Contract (11,422KB)
     

 

  2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Employed 81.9% 90.1% 87.4%
Continuing Education 14.7% 9.7% 11.5%

* - These rates are based on survey responses of less than 50% of each graduating class (SVSU Office of Institutional Research).

Many of the Michigan public universities do not routinely and systematically survey all their graduating seniors to gather data for a reliable response to this metric.  At present, there is no common core set of questions and no consistent date for survey administration.  Depending on the institution and the timing, response rates may be low and also biased towards students who have been successful in either entering the workforce or a graduate program.  While institutions are making an effort to report the data that is available to them, care should be taken in interpreting the results.

  Undergraduate Graduate
  Number Percent Number Percent
2023 - 2024 5009 80.1% 354 55.7%


A public university shall collect and report the number and percentage of all enrolled students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, broken out by undergraduate and graduate/professional classifications, to the center and post the information on its website under the budget transparency icon badge.