The student population at Ferris State University is 10,072 (9,000 undergraduate and 1,072 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,635 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Ferris State is 89.36% which is decreased by 4,477 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 158 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,748 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 28.34% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,933 where 10,072 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

89.36% of total students is undergraduate students and 10.64% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,477 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 158 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Ferris State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ferris State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,70713,4776,4866,9911,230531699
2014-1514,600
-107
13,373
-104
6,330
-156
7,043
52
1,227
-3
526
-5
701
2
2015-1614,715
115
13,348
-25
6,379
49
6,969
-74
1,367
140
595
69
772
71
2016-1714,187
-528
12,866
-482
6,105
-274
6,761
-208
1,321
-46
522
-73
799
27
2017-1813,798
-389
12,512
-354
5,939
-166
6,573
-188
1,286
-35
469
-53
817
18
2018-1913,250
-548
11,896
-616
5,604
-335
6,292
-281
1,354
68
516
47
838
21
2019-2012,472
-778
11,184
-712
5,264
-340
5,920
-372
1,288
-66
467
-49
821
-17
2020-2111,165
-1,307
9,929
-1,255
4,683
-581
5,246
-674
1,236
-52
441
-26
795
-26
2021-2210,361
-804
9,248
-681
4,362
-321
4,886
-360
1,113
-123
381
-60
732
-63
2022-2310,072
-289
9,000
-248
4,167
-195
4,833
-53
1,072
-41
354
-27
718
-14
Average12,93311,6835,5326,1511,249480769
Ferris State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,683 where 9,000 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ferris State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1413,4779,2554,7514,5044,2221,7352,487
2014-1513,3739,1054,6364,4694,2681,6942,574
2015-1613,3489,1034,6484,4554,2451,7312,514
2016-1712,8668,7854,4454,3404,0811,6602,421
2017-1812,5128,4694,2994,1704,0431,6402,403
2018-1911,8968,0794,0154,0643,8171,5892,228
2019-2011,1847,7793,8193,9603,4051,4451,960
2020-219,9297,1273,4333,6942,8021,2501,552
2021-229,2486,5663,2113,3552,6821,1511,531
2022-239,0006,5543,0983,4562,4461,0691,377
Average11,68311,6834,0364,04711,6831,4962,105
Ferris State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,249 where 1,072 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ferris State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,230811368443419163256
2014-151,227825378447402148254
2015-161,367952434518415161254
2016-171,321857365492464157307
2017-181,286832345487454124330
2018-191,354837363474517153364
2019-201,288821330491467137330
2020-211,236804311493432130302
2021-221,113723273450390108282
2022-231,072694245449378109269
Average1,2491,2493414741,249139295
Ferris State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.91%. The percentage was 78.14% 10 years ago and Ferris State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.68% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ferris State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14832231,005518811,492404
2014-15782071,013556711,383443
2015-16761861,0407001011,290452
2016-17812149586751211,013458
2017-1874228978715810,611494
2018-19612269867431010,122481
2019-206618296775089,498488
2020-216118091865048,469434
2021-225217781864857,713385
2022-237517887464797,444312
Average7120095666089,904435
Ferris State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,748 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 28.34% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ferris State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1514,6001,3621,92211,316
2015-1614,7151,4032,27611,036
2016-1714,1871,3662,19210,629
2017-1813,7981,3052,15010,343
2018-1913,2501,2762,4309,544
2019-2012,4721,2052,4058,862
2020-2111,1653,2455,2292,691
2021-2210,3611,7802,9835,598
2022-2310,0721,7483,2855,039
Average12,7361,6322,7648,340

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