Ferrum College Student Population

How many students at Ferrum?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Ferrum College has a total enrollment of 763 students, including 724 undergraduate and 39 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 449 male students (58.8%) and 314 female students (41.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 383 White students (50.2%) and 159 Black students (20.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 724 undergraduate students (94.9%) and 39 graduate students (5.1%).
• Class Delivery: 36 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 319 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - Ferrum's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 449 male (58.85%) and 314 female (41.15%) students are attending Ferrum College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 142.99.

By class level, 724 (94.89%) are undergraduate students and 39 (5.11%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 59.81% are male and 40.19% are female, while among graduate students, 41.03% are male and 58.97% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 383 White, 159 Black, and 5 Asian students out of a total of 763 are attending at Ferrum College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Ferrum College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Ferrum has 17 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 705 students under 25 years old, and 58 students over 25 years old out of 763 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 17 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Ferrum has 688 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 36 students aged 25 and over.

It has 17 graduate students aged under 25 and 22 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Ferrum College, 36 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 319 students are enrolled in some online courses.

29 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 724 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 51 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.04%.50 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.