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. 24% at Vermont State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Saginaw Valley State costs about $10.1K less per year on average than Vermont State ($13,505 vs. $23,593, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Vermont State's yield is 8 pts higher than Saginaw Valley State's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Saginaw Valley State is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.37)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

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

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

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

    Undergrads

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%, Vermont State 82%; Vermont State's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Saginaw Valley State78%
Vermont State82%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saginaw Valley StateAccessible
  • Vermont StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Saginaw Valley State
920–1170
Vermont StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saginaw Valley StateGPA and school record required42%
  • Vermont StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
Saginaw Valley State6.1K
Vermont State3.6K
Pell Grant share
Saginaw Valley State35%
Vermont State34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Vermont State has 13 students per faculty member to Saginaw Valley State's 16.

Students per faculty member
Saginaw Valley State16 to 1
Vermont State13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saginaw Valley StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • Vermont StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%

What each costs

Saginaw Valley State costs about $10.1K less a year than Vermont State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saginaw Valley State$13.5K
Vermont State$23.6K
Aid generosity
Saginaw Valley State50%
Vermont State24%

What each pays off

Saginaw Valley State's former students earn more, a median $52K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saginaw Valley State$52K
Vermont State$50.3K
Graduation rate
Saginaw Valley State51%
Vermont State58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Saginaw Valley State got more selective while Vermont State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saginaw Valley StateGrowing+89%
  • Vermont StateGrowing+651%
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