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
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total10,0729,0001,072
Men4,5214,167354
Women5,5514,833718
Ferris State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartFerris State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartFerris State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Ferris State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartFerris State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartFerris State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American753045
Asian17872106
Black874339535
Hispanic647274373
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders963
White7,4443,4483,996
Two or more races312122190
Race Unknown398158240
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American672938
Asian1365878
Black808322486
Hispanic601255346
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders853
White6,7883,2333,555
Two or more races287110177
Race Unknown20290112
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1156
Asian19613
Black602040
Hispanic541836
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders330
White681312369
Two or more races20713
Race Unknown291415

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.
Ferris State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartFerris State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartFerris State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartFerris State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartFerris State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartFerris State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18492336156
18-192,5051,4231,082
20-212,6391,3791,260
22-242,3211,1901,131
25-29938509429
30-34392223169
35-39274168106
40-49344213131
50-6415910752
Over 65835
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18492336156
18-192,5051,4231,082
20-212,5781,3351,243
22-241,9479461,001
25-29648324324
30-34304162142
35-3919210884
40-4923413698
50-64936033
Over 65734
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

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.
Ferris State University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students10,0721,7483,285
Undergraduate9,0001,4313,226
Graduate1,07231759
Online Student Population by Locality
Michigan ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,61112314
Undergraduate1,31210613
Graduate299171

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
Regular Full-time5,962
Transfer-in Full-time592
Regular Part-time2,154
Transfer-in Part-time292
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