Ferris State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 176 Title IV programs, 69 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 107 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing69 · 39.2%
- No Data107 · 60.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 13
Action history · 23
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Oct 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 4,023 students received $23.5M in Pell grants, alongside $46.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,582 borrowers who entered repayment, 58 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Ferris State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus22
- Non-campus2
- Public property9
Includes 14 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Travis Hall1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Ferris State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ferris State selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFerris State University | 47% | — | 9,959 | $8,624 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 40% | 70.5% | 6,529 | $7,007 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 67% | 83.0% | 22,011 | $16,317 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 55% | 97.5% | 11,893 | $14,889 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 43% | 80.8% | 7,895 | $10,873 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 54% | 86.5% | 12,953 | $14,305 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 51% | 83.0% | 10,926 | $12,589 |
Institutions like Ferris State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ferris State's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalMichigan
University of Michigan-Flint
Grad rate40%Admit rate70.5%Enrollment6,529Net price$7,007View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalMichigan
Grand Valley State University
Grad rate67%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment22,011Net price$16,317View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIllinois
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Grad rate55%Admit rate97.5%Enrollment11,893Net price$14,889View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIndiana
Indiana State University
Grad rate43%Admit rate80.8%Enrollment7,895Net price$10,873View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Grad rate54%Admit rate86.5%Enrollment12,953Net price$14,305View data
Ferris State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page describes the CASE Strategic Plan for Institutional Effectiveness at Ferris State University. It outlines strategic goals such as enhancing efficiency to support innovation and using assessments and technology to improve processes. Contact details for the main campus are provided.
Visit IR office page- Megan BillerDirector of Institutional Research & Testing
Common Data Set
Ferris State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1932 transfer applicants → 441 admitted (47.3%) → 261 enrolled
Source publications
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