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Ferris State University

Ferris State University
1201 South State Street
Big Rapids, MI 49307


Fax number: (231) 591-3944
Website: https://www.ferris.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,939
Full-time undergraduates: 6,554
Part-time undergraduates: 2,446
Total graduate students: 1,072
Full-time graduate students: 694
Part-time graduate students: 378
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
75.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 930 acres
Nearest major city: Grand Rapids

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live off campus: 20%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1544
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Nurses Association; Associate Construction Students; Information Security & Intelligence Alliance; Esports Club; Kappa Psy Pharmacy

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; equestrian sports; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; riflery; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; indoor track; sand volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Gerald R. Ford International

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