- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MITown: remoteZIP 49307Founded 1884
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1884
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ferris.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MichiganPublic
Ferris State University
Ferris State University is a public university in Big Rapids, Michigan, with 8,106 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $8,402 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention78%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans41%
$8,402net price / year
91%admission rate
1012average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$60,457median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#748 of 1,704 for earnings#115 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,237 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,242 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,646tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,736
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,736
- Average net price
- $8,402national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,356
$30,001–48,000$4,796
$48,001–75,000$4,055
$75,001–110,000$9,313
$110,001+$19,650
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 91%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1012
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,226
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,457middle 50%: $39,637–$86,028
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,028
Median, Ferris State University$60,457
Lower quarter$39,637
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 8,106
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 23.2
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 71%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,752 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,659
- Endowment, end of year
- $127,498,531
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic7.1%
Black10%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.4%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Engineering technologies17%
Health professions16%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.2%
Liberal arts & humanities4.8%
Visual & performing arts4.6%
Education3.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Lamar University Beaumont, TX | $7,984 | 39% | $53,857 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC | $8,500 | 50% | — |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 169910. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1407897.