Ferris State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Ferris State University is a public doctoral/professional university in Big Rapids, MI (town setting), with 8,940 undergraduates (54% women). It admitted 81% of 9,548 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 890–1120 on the SAT and 18–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $27,716 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $13,154 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 54% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering technologies, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.87 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Ferris State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,246
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Ferris State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Ferris State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 6 | $610k | $19,053 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $786k | $41,369 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $649k | $49,919 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 143 | — | 7 | $3.1M | $21,828 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $177k | $16,095 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $234k | $21,253 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 30 | 4 over | 3 | $2.1M | $68,393 | 979 | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 2 | $517k | $23,522 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $232k | $23,156 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $221k | $22,148 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 123 | — | 3 | $247k | $2,009 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | — | 3 | $245k | $2,380 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 2 | $1M | $50,879 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.