Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ferris State University · Campus
Big Rapids, MI · Town · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Bulldogs · Website ↗
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.
Remote town
Setting
Big Rapids, MI
8,940
Undergraduates
+ 978 graduate students
15:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
73%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
6%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k
The place
- SettingRemote town Big Rapids, MI
- TypePublic · Doctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions81% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
8,940978
Undergraduates 8,940Graduate students 978
Where first-years come from
92%
In state 92%Other states 6%Abroad 1%
Division II median: 75% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
75%
White 75%Hispanic 7%Black 9%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 1%American Indian 1%Not reported 3%
- Women54%
- Full-time73% of undergraduates · median 82%
- First-year class1,616 entered last fall
- Transfers in826 9% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online34% take some classes online 14% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $10,660 | $2,564 | $13,224 |
| Off campus | $8,700 | $3,186 | $11,886 |
| With family | — | $3,046 | $3,046 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.87 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division II
- Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division II campuses
39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%
50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division II schools; every list Ferris State University is on.
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