Ferris State University
Ferris State University admitted 91% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 890–1120 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $8,402 a year. Within six years, 44% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 890–1120
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–24
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,646 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $8,402 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,356 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $15,736 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 44%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,457 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,106
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 41%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Engineering technologies
- 17%
- Health professions
- 16%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 7%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Rhode Island College RI · 92% admitted
- St Catherine University MN · 92% admitted
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA · 93% admitted
- Dominican University IL · 90% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Kearney NE · 90% admitted
- Sam Houston State University TX · 90% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.