Saginaw Valley State University is a public university in University Center, Michigan in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on 748 acres in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, approximately 5.5 miles north of downtown Saginaw.

About. Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs of study for its more than 7,000