A closer look at the numbers shows that a state budget agreement touted as a way to increase funding for every public university in the state actually only give more money next year to a handful with connections to well-placed lawmakers. The big bucks went to Grand Valley , Saginaw Valley and Oakland Universities . The idea was to level the per pupil playing field -- for example, Grand Valley's per pupil funding is $3,302 compared to $8,681 at Wayne State. A chart with stipend amounts by university supplemented the story.