How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Valley City State University admits 99.1% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 830 and 1,070, and ACT scores typically fall between 17 and 24. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.9% receive Pell Grants and 26.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 48.3% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Valley City State University #1446 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate is 70.9% and the six-year graduation rate is 53.3%, with 48.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Valley City State University #916 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $41,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 49.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Valley City State's mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access and measurable upward earnings outcomes for low-income students — a pattern where the institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible undergraduates and supports them to completion and into stable post-graduation earnings.
Valley City State University admits 99.1% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 830 and 1,070, and ACT scores typically fall between 17 and 24. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.9% receive Pell Grants and 26.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 48.3% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Valley City State University #1446 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate is 70.9% and the six-year graduation rate is 53.3%, with 48.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Valley City State University #916 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $41,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 49.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Valley City State's mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access and measurable upward earnings outcomes for low-income students — a pattern where the institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible undergraduates and supports them to completion and into stable post-graduation earnings.
Valley City State University admits 99.1% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 830 and 1,070, and ACT scores typically fall between 17 and 24. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.9% receive Pell Grants and 26.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 48.3% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Valley City State University #1446 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate is 70.9% and the six-year graduation rate is 53.3%, with 48.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Valley City State University #916 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $41,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 49.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Valley City State's mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access and measurable upward earnings outcomes for low-income students — a pattern where the institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible undergraduates and supports them to completion and into stable post-graduation earnings.
