Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saginaw Valley State's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Westfield State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Westfield State graduates 13 pts more of its students than Saginaw Valley State (64% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Saginaw Valley State costs about $8.8K less per year on average than Westfield State ($13,505 vs. $22,328, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Saginaw Valley State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Westfield State

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Westfield State is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.44)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Westfield State grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Saginaw Valley State's ($57,346 vs. $51,955)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Saginaw Valley State admits 78%, Westfield State 81%; both have the same yield, 15%.

Acceptance rate
Saginaw Valley State78%
Westfield State81%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saginaw Valley StateAccessible
  • Westfield StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Saginaw Valley State
920–1170
Westfield StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saginaw Valley StateGPA and school record required42%
  • Westfield StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Saginaw Valley State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Westfield State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Saginaw Valley State6.1K
Westfield State3.6K
Pell Grant share
Saginaw Valley State35%
Westfield State33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Saginaw Valley State, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies at Westfield State.

Students per faculty member
Saginaw Valley State16 to 1
Westfield State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saginaw Valley StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • Westfield StateCriminal Justice/Safety Studies13%

What each costs

Saginaw Valley State costs about $8.8K less a year than Westfield State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saginaw Valley State$13.5K
Westfield State$22.3K
Aid generosity
Saginaw Valley State50%
Westfield State27%

What each pays off

Westfield State's former students earn more, a median $57.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saginaw Valley State$52K
Westfield State$57.3K
Graduation rate
Saginaw Valley State51%
Westfield State64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Saginaw Valley State got more selective while Westfield State got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saginaw Valley StateGrowing+89%
  • Westfield StateGrowing+32%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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