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Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College and is the newest public university in Michigan. Its 748-acre campus is in Kochville Township, approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of downtown Saginaw, Michigan. SVSU offers over 100 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in its five colleges, with approximately 8,500 students at its main campus in University Center.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2314
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
231400
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
172051
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
123101

Location

University Center, MI, 48710

43.511760, -83.964273

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission

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