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Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI · Public · Town (remote) · FSU

Public institution in Big Rapids, MI · 8,087 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $54,735 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$12,202462nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,630873rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$13,630475th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,066755th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,735807th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,339699th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.9%1,234th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.8%1,095th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.6%919th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1001936th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,087311th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.6%1,004th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 148 mi (DTW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 61 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$74,173$74,122
Manufacturing EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,965$66,941
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$68,666$67,240
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$68,033$69,535
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance TechnologiesMechanic & Repair Technologiesbachelors$66,325$65,905
Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,855$62,111
Surveying EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,508—
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$62,192$64,837
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$61,263$61,176
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$57,318$57,318
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$55,693$52,107
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$55,443$52,877

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

Other · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,048,065 (M $1,894,527 · W $1,153,538)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ferris State University’s 8,087 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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