The student population at Ferrum College is 763 (724 undergraduate and 39 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 571 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Ferrum is 94.89% which is decreased by 610 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 39 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.70 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
36 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,100.00% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
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.
94.89% of total students is undergraduate students and 5.11% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 610 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 39 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.70 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Ferrum than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ferrum College since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
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.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
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.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
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).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
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.