Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Ferris State

At Ferris State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 80.75%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 81.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Ferris State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.93%, and the 2024 yield is 21.00%. The number of Ferris State applicants decreased by -21.92% (2,680 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.75%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.00% at Ferris State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.95% and women students' rate is 81.92%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Ferris State University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Ferris State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	75.90%	74.24%	77.16%
2014-15	78.42% 2.52%	76.68% 2.59%	79.75% 2.59%
2015-16	78.18% -0.24%	75.73% 0.29%	80.04% 0.29%
2016-17	77.69% -0.49%	74.68% -0.19%	79.85% -0.19%
2017-18	74.16% -3.53%	72.47% -4.43%	75.42% -4.43%
2018-19	80.90% 6.74%	80.34% 5.86%	81.28% 5.86%
2019-20	86.64% 5.74%	85.96% 5.82%	87.10% 5.82%
2020-21	82.46% -4.18%	80.02% -3.08%	84.03% -3.08%
2021-22	85.00% 2.54%	83.01% 1.97%	86.00% 1.97%
2022-23	87.88% 2.88%	85.30% 3.48%	89.48% 3.48%
2023-24	81.00% -6.88%	79.99% -8.47%	81.01% -8.47%
Average	80.75%	78.95%	81.92%

Ferris State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.93% where the current academic year yield is 21.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Ferris State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24.66%	28.41%	21.92%
2014-15	24.29% -0.37%	28.02% -0.37%	21.55% -0.37%
2015-16	24.43% 0.14%	28.49% -0.04%	21.52% -0.04%
2016-17	21.64% -2.79%	25.64% -2.56%	18.96% -2.56%
2017-18	24.75% 3.11%	28.83% 2.87%	21.83% 2.87%
2018-19	22.62% -2.13%	26.31% -1.66%	20.16% -1.66%
2019-20	23.80% 1.18%	28.17% 0.70%	20.87% 0.70%
2020-21	21.76% -2.04%	26.64% -2.08%	18.78% -2.08%
2021-22	16.00% -5.77%	21.00% -5.79%	13.00% -5.79%
2022-23	16.23% 0.23%	19.34% 1.40%	14.39% 1.40%
2023-24	21.00% 4.77%	25.01% 3.61%	18.01% 3.61%
Average	21.93%	25.99%	19.18%

Ferris State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 10,231, the average number of admitted is 8,265, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,793. The number of Ferris State applicants decreased by -21.92% (2,680 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Ferris State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	10,718	8,135	2,006
2014-15	10,426 -292	8,176 -20	1,986 -20
2015-16	10,297 -129	8,050 -19	1,967 -19
2016-17	10,883 586	8,455 -137	1,830 -137
2017-18	9,926 -957	7,361 -8	1,822 -8
2018-19	10,284 358	8,320 60	1,882 60
2019-20	9,175 -1,109	7,949 10	1,892 10
2020-21	8,581 -594	7,076 -352	1,540 -352
2021-22	10,480 1,899	8,908 -115	1,425 -115
2022-23	12,228 1,748	10,746 319	1,744 319
2023-24	9,548 -2,680	7,734 -120	1,624 -120
Average	10,231	8,265	1,793

Ferris State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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