Saginaw Valley State University Student Population

How many students at Saginaw Valley State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Saginaw Valley State University has a total enrollment of 6,822 students, including 6,135 undergraduate and 687 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,382 male students (34.9%) and 4,440 female students (65.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,110 White students (74.9%) and 575 Black students (8.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,135 undergraduate students (89.9%) and 687 graduate students (10.1%).
• Class Delivery: 485 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,640 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Saginaw Valley State's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,382 male (34.92%) and 4,440 female (65.08%) students are attending Saginaw Valley State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.65.

By class level, 6,135 (89.93%) are undergraduate students and 687 (10.07%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.37% are male and 63.63% are female, while among graduate students, 21.98% are male and 78.02% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,110 White, 575 Black, and 93 Asian students out of a total of 6,822 are attending at Saginaw Valley State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Saginaw Valley State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Saginaw Valley State has 154 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 5,726 students under 25 years old, and 1,163 students over 25 years old out of 6,889 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 154 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Saginaw Valley State has 5,497 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 687 students aged 25 and over.

It has 229 graduate students aged under 25 and 476 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Saginaw Valley State University, 485 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,640 students are enrolled in some online courses.

473 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,135 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 356 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.80%.277 students have transferred in as full-time status and 79 students transferred in as part-time status.