Student Population at Ferris State

Total Enrollment

10,072

Undergraduate

9,000

Graduate

1,072

Online Enrollment

1,748

Men Students

4,521

Women Students

5,551

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 10,072 students have enrolled at Ferris State University - 9,000 undergraduate and 1,072 graduate.

By gender, 4,521 male and 5,551 female students are attending Ferris State University. By attendance status, there are 7,248 full-time students and 2,824 part-time students.

The number of students at Ferris State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Andrews University and University of Detroit Mercy, its population is average (average population is 8,963).

Ferris State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,748 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Ferris State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,521 male and 5,551 female students attending Ferris State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ferris State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,000	6,554	2,446
Men	4,167	3,098	1,069
Women	4,833	3,456	1,377

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ferris State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,072	694	378
Men	354	245	109
Women	718	449	269

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,444 White students (73.91%) and 874 Black or African American students (8.68%) at Ferris State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ferris State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ferris State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	67	29	38
Asian	136	58	78
Black or African American	808	322	486
Hispanic	601	255	346
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	5	3
White	6,788	3,233	3,555
Two or More Races	287	110	177
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	202	90	112
Total	9,000	4,167	4,833

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ferris State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	1	7
Asian	42	14	28
Black or African American	66	17	49
Hispanic	46	19	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	656	215	441
Two or More Races	25	12	13
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	196	68	128
Total	1,072	354	718

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,957 students whose age under twenty five and 1,177 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ferris State University.

Especially, 492 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ferris State University.

Population by Student Age at Ferris State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,000	4,167	4,833
Under 18	492	156	336
18-19	2,505	1,082	1,423
20-21	2,578	1,243	1,335
22-24	1,947	1,001	946
25-29	648	324	324
30-34	304	142	162
35-39	192	84	108
40-49	234	98	136
50-64	93	33	60
65 and over	7	4	3
Total	9,000	4,167	4,833

Population by Student Age at Ferris State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,072	354	718
20-21	61	17	44
22-24	374	130	244
25-29	290	105	185
30-34	88	27	61
35-39	82	22	60
40-49	110	33	77
50-64	66	19	47
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	1,072	354	718

Online Student Population

At Ferris State University, 5,033 students (49.97% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,748 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, 1,611 students live in Michigan where Ferris State University is located in and 123 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,072	9,000	1,072
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,748	1,431	317
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,285	3,226	59
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,039	4,343	696

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,748	1,431	317
Michigan Residents	1,611	1,312	299
Other State in U.S.	123	106	17
Outside of U.S.	14	13	1
Unknown	0	0	0