How many students at Ferris State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,072 students have enrolled in Ferris State University with 9,000 undergraduate and 1,072 graduate students.
By gender, 4,521 male and 5,551 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (12,612 students in average - public Doctoral / Research University).
1,748 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,285 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Ferris State University has a total of 10,072 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 9,000 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,072 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,521 male and 5,551 female students (the male-female ratio is 45:55) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 10,072 | 9,000 | 1,072 |
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| Men | 4,521 | 4,167 | 354 |
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| Women | 5,551 | 4,833 | 718 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 7,444 White, 874 Black, and 178 Asian students out of a total of 10,072 are attending at Ferris State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 75 | 30 | 45 |
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| Asian | 178 | 72 | 106 |
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| Black | 874 | 339 | 535 |
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| Hispanic | 647 | 274 | 373 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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| White | 7,444 | 3,448 | 3,996 |
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| Two or more races | 312 | 122 | 190 |
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| Race Unknown | 398 | 158 | 240 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 67 | 29 | 38 |
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| Asian | 136 | 58 | 78 |
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| Black | 808 | 322 | 486 |
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| Hispanic | 601 | 255 | 346 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| White | 6,788 | 3,233 | 3,555 |
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| Two or more races | 287 | 110 | 177 |
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| Race Unknown | 202 | 90 | 112 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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| Asian | 42 | 14 | 28 |
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| Black | 66 | 17 | 49 |
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| Hispanic | 46 | 19 | 27 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 656 | 215 | 441 |
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| Two or more races | 25 | 12 | 13 |
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| Race Unknown | 196 | 68 | 128 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Ferris State has 492 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 7,957 students under 25 years old, and 2,115 students over 25 years old out of 10,072 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 492 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Ferris State has 7,522 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,478 students aged 25 and over.
It has 435 graduate students aged under 25 and 637 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 492 | 336 | 156 |
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| 18-19 | 2,505 | 1,423 | 1,082 |
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| 20-21 | 2,639 | 1,379 | 1,260 |
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| 22-24 | 2,321 | 1,190 | 1,131 |
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| 25-29 | 938 | 509 | 429 |
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| 30-34 | 392 | 223 | 169 |
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| 35-39 | 274 | 168 | 106 |
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| 40-49 | 344 | 213 | 131 |
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| 50-64 | 159 | 107 | 52 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 492 | 336 | 156 |
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| 18-19 | 2,505 | 1,423 | 1,082 |
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| 20-21 | 2,578 | 1,335 | 1,243 |
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| 22-24 | 1,947 | 946 | 1,001 |
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| 25-29 | 648 | 324 | 324 |
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| 30-34 | 304 | 162 | 142 |
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| 35-39 | 192 | 108 | 84 |
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| 40-49 | 234 | 136 | 98 |
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| 50-64 | 93 | 60 | 33 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 61 | 44 | 17 |
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| 22-24 | 374 | 244 | 130 |
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| 25-29 | 290 | 185 | 105 |
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| 30-34 | 88 | 61 | 27 |
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| 35-39 | 82 | 60 | 22 |
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| 40-49 | 110 | 77 | 33 |
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| 50-64 | 66 | 47 | 19 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Ferris State University, 1,748 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,285 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,611 students lived in Michigan or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 137 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 10,072 | 1,748 | 3,285 |
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| Undergraduate | 9,000 | 1,431 | 3,226 |
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| Graduate | 1,072 | 317 | 59 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Michigan Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,611 | 123 | 14 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,312 | 106 | 13 |
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| Graduate | 299 | 17 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,000 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 884 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.82%.592 students have transferred in as full-time status and 292 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,962 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 592 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,154 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 292 |
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