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Saginaw Valley State University

June 15, 2026

SVSU Board approves tuition and budget for upcoming year, as well as housing renovations

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The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control approved a general fund operating budget, including tuition rates, for the 2027 fiscal year, during the Board’s regular meeting Monday, June 15.

For the 2026-27 academic year, a Michigan undergraduate attending full-time (12 to 18 credits) will pay $14,280, an increase of 4.4%, compared to the prior year. SVSU moved to a block tuition structure beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. Students taking fewer than 12 credits will pay $595 per credit hour for the upcoming year; the same rate will apply to spring and summer courses in the upcoming fiscal year.

SVSU maintains the lowest tuition rate among Michigan’s 15 public universities.

The Board also approved spending up to $6.4 million to renovate certain apartment-style housing units in the University Village complex. SVSU’s student housing continues to be ranked No. 1 among all public universities in the United States, according to the annual “best dorms” ratings by Niche.

  • In other action, the Board:
    Approved the promotion of 16 faculty members (including one posthumously). Promoted to the rank of associate professor are: Emily Larocque, nursing; Kevin Lorentz II, political science; Joshua Mike, mathematics; Ashley Sanders, social work; JoAnne West, teacher education; and Colin Wood, music. Promoted to the rank of professor are: Emily Beard-Bohn, English; Micah DelVecchio, economics; Melissa Garmo, criminal justice; Aneesha Gogineni, mechanical engineering; John Herman, mechanical engineering; Michael Heron, social work (posthumously); Chat Pongpatipat, marketing; Aricka Schweitzer, occupational therapy; Dennis Savard, criminal justice; Joe Weaver, psychology.
  • Confirmed board members of previously authorized charter schools.
  • Passed a resolution to conclude the term of a board member of Flat River Academy, a previously authorized charter school, effective Monday, June 15.
  • Approved a revised SVSU Code of Student Conduct.