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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Vermont State graduates 8 pts more of its students than Saginaw Valley State (58% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Saginaw Valley State grads earn $1.6K more ten years out than Vermont State's ($51,955 vs. $50,331)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Saginaw Valley State$52K
Vermont State$50.3K
Graduation rate
Saginaw Valley State51%
Vermont State58%
Retention rate
Saginaw Valley State78%
Vermont State68%

Borrowing

Median debt
Saginaw Valley State$25K
Vermont State$15K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Saginaw Valley State50%
Vermont State58%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Saginaw Valley State$20.5K
Vermont State$12K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Saginaw Valley State29%
Vermont State49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Saginaw Valley State54%
Vermont State58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Saginaw Valley State29%
Vermont State21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Saginaw Valley State38%
Vermont State42%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Saginaw Valley State62%
Vermont State51%
Pell graduation gap
Saginaw Valley State24 pts lower
Vermont State8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSaginaw Valley StateVermont State
White52%50%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino42%35%
Black26%19%
Two or more races40%Not shown: under 30 students
International43%Not shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinSaginaw Valley StateVermont State
4 years: Pell recipients13%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan30%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time22%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients32%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan56%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time45%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why