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| Metric | U. Tennessee-Chattanooga | Saginaw Valley State |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 72%Fall 2025 | 78%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 82% / 80% | 70% / 73% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 78% / 48% / 35%Fall 2025 | 80% / 69% / 70%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 28% / 19% / 26%Fall 2025 | 16% / 10% / 6.3%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 12,313Fall 2025 | 11,586Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 8,819Fall 2025 | 9,087Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 2,378Fall 2025 | 1,336Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 27%Fall 2025 | 15%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 983–1150Fall 2025 | 920–1170 |
| ACT middle 50% | 20–25Fall 2025 | 18–26 |
| Sent an SAT | 166 (7%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Sent an ACT | 2,219 (93%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 1%Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 7%Fall 2025 | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Considered | Not considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.62Fall 2025 | 3.55Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 21% (of the 60% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | Not offered2025–26 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | No wait listFall 2025 | No wait listFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Test scores | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ImportantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: First generation | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Test policy | Test scores requiredFall 2027 applicants | Test-blindFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $30 | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by May 1 · no set reply date · $400 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | No set reply date · $250 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to One SemesterFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 5yrs (7 semesters)Fall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 60%Fall 2025 | 71%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | Suburb: Midsize |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium |
| Research activity | Research college or university | Research college or university |
| Student access & earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I FCS | Division II |
| Conference | Southern Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| ROTC | Army | Not listed |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 10,074 | 6,122Fall 2025 |
| Beds in college housing | 3,557 | 2,413 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 2.0%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 3.0%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 33% | 35% |
| First-gen | 29% | 33% |
| Men / women | 42% / 58% | 36% / 64%Fall 2025 |
| Part-time students | 9% | 11%Fall 2025 |
| Students 25 and older | 9% | 11% |
| First-years from in state | 89% | 94% |
| First-years from other states | 10% | 3% |
| First-years from abroad | 0% | 3% |
| New transfer students this fall | 699 | 356 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 22% | 21% |
| Diversity index | 0.43 | 0.44Fall 2025 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 18 to 1 | 16 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 44%Fall 2025 | 41%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 70% | 42% |
| Average faculty salary | $91,410 | $85,638 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 2,184 | 1,162 |
| Most popular majors | Psychology, General 9% · Exercise Science and Kinesiology 8% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 7% | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 11% · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 8% · Psychology, General 6% |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,232 (public, GASB accounting) | $9,060 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $20,367 (public, GASB accounting) | $18,044 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 29% | 43% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $18,169 | $13,505 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 34% | 50% |
| Net price, students with grants | $15,347 | $11,546 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $26,546 | $26,280 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $34,610 | $42,792 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $10,144 | $12,240 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $18,208 | $28,752 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 11% | 3% |
| First-years with grants | 92% | 98% |
| Average grant | $10,038 | $13,512 |
| Aid from the college | 58% | 98% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 19% got merit aid, averaging $4K | 32% got merit aid, averaging $10K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | FAFSA · College's own formFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | December 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | – |
| Need met, first-years | 66%2025–26 (estimated) | 88%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | $15,1022025–26 (estimated) | $20,2162025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 41%2025–26 (estimated) | 41%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Aid for international students | 15 students, average $1.3K2025–26 (estimated) | 245 students, average $11.4K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $51,151 | $51,955 |
| Graduation rate | 56% | 51% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 45%Entered fall 2019 | 38%Entered fall 2019 |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 66%Entered fall 2019 | 62%Entered fall 2019 |
| Pell graduation gap | 21 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 24 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 32%Entered fall 2019 | 13%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 49%Entered fall 2019 | 30%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 40%Entered fall 2019 | 22%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 43%Entered fall 2019 | 32%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 64%Entered fall 2019 | 56%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 54%Entered fall 2019 | 45%Entered fall 2019 |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 52% | 52% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 63% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 39% | 42% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 43% | 26% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 43% | 40% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | 43% |
| Retention rate | 73%Entered fall 2024 | 78%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 41% | 29% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 56% | 54% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 25% | 29% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $25,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 37% | 50% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $13,482 | $20,500 |
| Website | utc.edu | svsu.edu |
Sources:The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;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 Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Common Data Set, most recent release;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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