Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Ferris State's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan.
The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan average (14,679 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Ferris State University9,9598,991968
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan14,67911,7624,584
The below chart compares the student population between Ferris State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,407 male and 5,552 female students attending Ferris State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.79 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Ferris State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ferris State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,9916,5892,402
Men4,0603,0511,009
Women4,9313,5381,393
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ferris State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total968662306
Men347234113
Women621428193

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,256 White students (72.86%) and 945 Black or African American students (9.49%) at Ferris State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ferris State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ferris State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native772948
Asian1546094
Black or African American888367521
Hispanic620261359
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander541
White6,6003,0133,587
Two or More Races227112115
Race/Ethnicity Unknown326152174
Total 8,9914,0604,931
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ferris State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native11110
Asian271017
Black or African American571641
Hispanic381523
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White656234422
Two or More Races261214
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1063571
Total 968347621

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,040 students whose age under twenty five and 1,085 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ferris State University.
Especially, 713 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ferris State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Ferris State University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,991 4,0604,931
Under 18713 266447
18-192,620 1,1371,483
20-212,543 1,1731,370
22-241,755 899856
25-29569 270299
30-34266 127139
35-39203 72131
40-49227 82145
50-6492 3161
65 and over3 30
Total 8,991 4,0604,931
Population by Student Age at Ferris State University
TotalMenWomen
Total968 347621
20-2175 2253
22-24334 114220
25-29265 112153
30-3485 2659
35-3967 2641
40-49104 3866
50-6437 829
65 and over1 10
Total 968 347621

Online Student Population

At Ferris State University, 4,793 students (48.13% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,655 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,553 students live in Michigan where Ferris State University is located in and 94 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,9598,991968
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,6551,330325
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,1383,09147
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,1664,570596
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,6551,330325
Michigan Residents1,5531,246307
Other State in U.S.947717
Outside of U.S.871
Unknown000