The student population at Ferrum College is 763 (724 undergraduate and 39 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 571 (42.80%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,017 where 763 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 1,334 to 763 students, a loss of 571 (42.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ferrum College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,334 | 1,334 | 735 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,294 -40 | 1,294 -40 | 711 -24 | 583 -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1,137 -157 | 1,137 -157 | 640 -71 | 497 -86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 1,124 -13 | 1,124 -13 | 630 -10 | 494 -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 1,050 -74 | 1,050 -74 | 599 -31 | 451 -43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 972 -78 | 962 -88 | 557 -42 | 405 -46 | 10 10 | 4 4 | 6 6 |
| 2021-22 | 869 -103 | 863 -99 | 512 -45 | 351 -54 | 6 -4 | 1 -3 | 5 -1 |
| 2022-23 | 855 -14 | 835 -28 | 493 -19 | 342 -9 | 20 14 | 6 5 | 14 9 |
| 2023-24 | 767 -88 | 747 -88 | 463 -30 | 284 -58 | 20 | 9 3 | 11 -3 |
| 2024-25 | 763 -4 | 724 -23 | 433 -30 | 291 7 | 39 19 | 16 7 | 23 12 |
| Average | 1,017 | 1,007 | 577 | 430 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,007 where 724 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ferrum College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,334 | 1,311 | 726 | 585 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 1,294 | 1,271 | 705 | 566 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | 1,137 | 1,118 | 638 | 480 | 19 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | 1,124 | 1,104 | 625 | 479 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 1,050 | 1,034 | 593 | 441 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 942 | 553 | 389 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | 863 | 842 | 506 | 336 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 754 | 456 | 298 | 81 | 37 | 44 |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 730 | 457 | 273 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | 724 | 693 | 420 | 273 | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| Average | 1,007 | 1,007 | 568 | 412 | 1,007 | 9 | 18 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10 where 39 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ferrum College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Average | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
The percentage of white students is 50.20%. The percentage was 52.10% 10 years ago and Ferrum still has a high percentage of white students. 0.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.84% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.90% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.10% to 50.20%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.60% to 0.66%. Black student enrollment decreased from 33.81% to 20.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.80% to 5.90%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6996 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6081 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ferrum College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 8 | 451 | 64 | 2 | 695 | 82 |
| 2016-17 | 11 | 5 | 444 | 72 | 1 | 639 | 81 |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 9 | 380 | 58 | 1 | 560 | 81 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 6 | 371 | 58 | 3 | 573 | 63 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 3 | 314 | 56 | 4 | 550 | 70 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 5 | 297 | 71 | 3 | 492 | 68 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 3 | 217 | 51 | 1 | 432 | 55 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 5 | 160 | 55 | 0 | 425 | 42 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 4 | 165 | 53 | 0 | 368 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 5 | 159 | 45 | 0 | 383 | 29 |
| Average | 5 | 5 | 296 | 58 | 2 | 512 | 61 |
36 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,100.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ferrum College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,334 | 3 | 125 | 1,206 |
| 2016-17 | 1,294 | 1 | 145 | 1,148 |
| 2017-18 | 1,137 | 0 | 85 | 1,052 |
| 2018-19 | 1,124 | 0 | 110 | 1,014 |
| 2019-20 | 1,050 | 0 | 56 | 994 |
| 2020-21 | 972 | 12 | 465 | 495 |
| 2021-22 | 869 | 16 | 339 | 514 |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 37 | 187 | 631 |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 26 | 434 | 307 |
| 2024-25 | 763 | 36 | 319 | 408 |
| Average | 1,017 | 13 | 227 | 777 |
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