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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Saginaw Valley State is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Saginaw Valley State has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Murray State (35% vs. 33%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Murray State is a bit larger (6,688 vs. 6,122)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Saginaw Valley State6.1K
Murray State6.7K
Pell Grant share
Saginaw Valley State35%
Murray State33%
First-gen share
Saginaw Valley State33%
Murray State34%
Diversity index
Saginaw Valley State0.44
Murray State0.38

Who they are

Men
Saginaw Valley State36%
Murray State39%
Part-time students
Saginaw Valley State11%
Murray State9%
Students 25 and older
Saginaw Valley State11%
Murray State9%

Race & ethnicity

Saginaw Valley State
Murray State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Saginaw Valley State94%
Murray State62%
First-years from other states
Saginaw Valley State3%
Murray State36%
First-years from abroad
Saginaw Valley State3%
Murray State3%
New transfer students this fall
Saginaw Valley State356
Murray State523
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Saginaw Valley State21%
Murray State25%

Campus

Saginaw Valley State
Midsize suburbNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Murray State
Distant townNCAA D-I FCS · Missouri Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;College Scorecard, Fall 2024About 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