Ferrum College Business Programs

Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ferrum, Virginia. The rural area surrounding Ferrum College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Where Is Ferrum College?

Contact details for Ferrum College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	215 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA 24088-9000
Phone:	540-365-2121
Website:	www.ferrum.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/FerrumCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ferrumcollege

How Do I Get Into Ferrum College?

You can apply to Ferrum College online at: admissions.ferrum.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Ferrum College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ferrum College?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, Ferrum College may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Ferrum College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 540. Math scores were between 480 and 520.

Ferrum College received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 21. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

Can I Afford Ferrum College?

The overall average net price of Ferrum College is $29,147. 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 Ferrum College, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $6,943 a year. That adds up to $27,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ferrum College is 13.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Ferrum College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 962 undergraduate students at Ferrum College, with 942 being full-time and 20 being part-time.

There are also 10 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 942 full-time undergraduates at Ferrum College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ferrum College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	292
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	473
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	91

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Ferrum College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Ferrum College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Taiwan, and Russia.

Online Learning at Ferrum College

In 2019-2020, 477 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Ferrum College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ferrum College was 275.0%. This is the #186 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ferrum College regardless of major.

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%.

Ferrum College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	11	11
Accounting	2	2
Finance	2	2
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	2	2
General Management Information Systems	2	2
TOTAL	19	19

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 MarmadukePercy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.