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Ferris State University

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Families earning under $30k paid $2,556 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $27,048.
Students who received federal aid earned a median $54,735 ten years after entering, the 62nd percentile among public 4-years.
47% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023: 12,162

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $27,048 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $2,556 and $18,603 a year depending on income at Ferris State University.

Statement of cost · Ferris State University

Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students: $27,048
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid: $2,556
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes: $8,624
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024: $14,778

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.

Table of the same numbers

Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family income	Paid per year
Under $30k	$2,556
$30k–$48k	$4,315
$48k–$75k	$7,638
$75k–$110k	$12,485
Over $110k	$18,603

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $54,735; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.: $47,339
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.: $52,215
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median. 62nd percentile among public 4-years: $54,735
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans. 63rd percentile among public 4-years: $21,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.: $15,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers

Earnings after entry and graduate debt
Measure	Dollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry	$47,339
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry	$52,215
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry	$54,735
Median graduate debt	$21,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Ferris State University
Program	Credential	Graduates	Earnings, 5 yrs	Median debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	171	$64,813	$25,384
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	164	$58,694	$25,260
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	First Professional Degree	123	$144,201	not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	97	$81,858	$27,000
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	86	$90,928	$24,250
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	84	$86,204	$27,000
Design and Applied Arts	Bachelor's Degree	83	$43,252	$27,000
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	62	$49,604	$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Bachelor's Degree	62	$49,092	$30,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	62	$43,033	$29,852
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	58	$62,783	$18,500
Biology, General	Bachelor's Degree	57	$70,852	$26,000

Show all 27 programs

Remaining programs
Program	Credential	Graduates	Earnings, 5 yrs	Median debt
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	54	$87,388	$22,750
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	54	$46,935	$27,500
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	54	$56,054	$29,518
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	51	$54,524	$24,970
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	51	$92,831	$20,750
Precision Metal Working	Associate's Degree	50	$82,902	$17,500
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	43	$77,154	$18,500
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	43	not reported	$17,930
Optometry	First Professional Degree	38	$114,922	not reported
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	7	not reported	not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	35	not reported	not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision	Doctoral Degree	38	not reported	not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	30	$80,089	$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	17	$101,789	not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	41	not reported	$27,024

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Ferris State University: 8,106 undergraduates; 34% of students receive Pell grants; 91% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

91%

74th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

8,106

66th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

34%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

57th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

47%

finish within 150% of normal time

52nd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

35%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$41,669

63rd percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

Under $30k28%
$30k–$48k16%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110k19%
Over $110k19%

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Students by family income
Family income	Share of students
Under $30k	28%
$30k–$48k	16%
$48k–$75k	19%
$75k–$110k	19%
Over $110k	19%

How it has changed

Average net price fell from $15,542 in 2009 to $8,624 in 2024.

Four measures, year by year

A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

7 years not reported; the line breaks there

Undergraduates

1 year not reported; the line breaks there

Table of the same numbers

Trends by year
Year	Admit rate	Sticker price	Net price	Earnings, 10 yrs	Undergrads
1996	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported	8,750
1997	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported	8,604
1998	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported	8,876
1999	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported	8,882
2000	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
2001	51%	not reported	not reported	not reported	9,622
2002	46%	not reported	not reported	not reported	9,759
2003	73%	not reported	not reported	not reported	10,349
2004	49%	not reported	not reported	not reported	10,300
2005	66%	not reported	not reported	not reported	11,051
2006	76%	not reported	not reported	not reported	11,031
2007	56%	not reported	not reported	$42,700	11,423
2008	55%	not reported	not reported	not reported	11,868
2009	55%	$20,046	$15,542	$41,200	12,211
2010	54%	$20,769	$13,941	not reported	12,651
2011	77%	$20,845	$13,463	$40,300	12,750
2012	71%	$20,909	$13,991	$41,500	12,700
2013	76%	$21,498	$14,010	$42,700	12,646
2014	78%	$21,215	$13,230	$44,500	12,632
2015	78%	$21,680	$13,306	not reported	12,571
2016	78%	$21,635	$13,136	not reported	12,006
2017	74%	$21,896	$12,949	not reported	11,549
2018	81%	$22,715	$13,008	not reported	11,008
2019	87%	$22,852	$12,889	not reported	10,398
2020	82%	$23,106	$12,213	$54,735	9,575
2021	85%	$24,295	$13,010	not reported	8,810
2022	88%	$25,135	$12,812	not reported	8,390
2023	81%	$26,066	$12,202	not reported	8,087
2024	91%	$27,048	$8,624	not reported	8,106

College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported: Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles: A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings: Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.

Provenance notes

U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.