Ferris State University Business Programs

Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, Ferris State University is a public institution. The location of Ferris is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Ferris State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Ferris.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Ferris has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#10	Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools	College Factual
#40	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#48	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Ferris State University?

Contact details for Ferris are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2251
Phone:	231-591-2000
Website:	www.ferris.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/FerrisState
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/FerrisState

How Do I Get Into Ferris?

You can apply to Ferris online at: www.ferris.edu/admissions/application/

Admission Requirements for Ferris

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ferris?

Ferris has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% of students accepted to Ferris submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 580.

Ferris received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 26.

Can I Afford Ferris State University?

The overall average net price of Ferris is $19,865. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Ferris, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,608 a year. That adds up to $30,432 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ferris is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ferris State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,929 undergraduate students at Ferris, with 7,127 being full-time and 2,802 being part-time.

There are also 1,236 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,127 full-time undergraduates at Ferris, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ferris State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	92
Black or African American	607
Hispanic or Latino	412
White	5,527
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	397

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Ferris State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Ferris. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Ferris State University

In 2019-2020, 9,093 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ferris has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Ferris

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Ferris State University was $12,376 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Ferris is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Operations Management	#32	#62
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#40	#70
Human Resource Management	#64	#73

Online Growth Rankings of Ferris

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ferris State University was 32.3%. This is the #732 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ferris regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Ferris ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Ferris.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Supply Chain Management	#46

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Ferris State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	28	211	20	35	294
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	2	19	46	0	0	67
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	10	43	0	0	53
Construction Management	1	0	43	0	0	44
Operations Management	14	0	22	0	0	36
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	33	0	0	33
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations	1	0	30	0	0	31
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	18	0	12	0	0	30
Organizational Leadership	17	0	0	0	0	17
Finance	0	0	15	0	0	15
Public Relations	0	0	12	0	0	12
Sports Communication	1	0	9	0	0	10
E-Commerce	8	0	0	0	0	8
Entrepreneurship	7	0	0	0	0	7
Actuarial Science	0	0	7	0	0	7
Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician	4	0	0	0	0	4
Business Statistics	0	0	4	0	0	4
Advertising	0	0	3	0	0	3
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	2	0	0	0	0	2
Insurance	0	0	2	0	0	2
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	0	0	0	0	2
Marketing Research	2	0	0	0	0	2
Accounting and Finance	0	0	1	0	0	1
Supply Chain Management	1	0	0	0	0	1
Resort Management	1	0	0	0	0	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0
Management Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0	0	0
Professional Sales	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fashion Merchandising	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	81	57	493	20	35	686

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.