Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 10,883 |
| Admitted | 8,455 |
| Acceptance rate | 77.7% |
| Yield rate | 21.6% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Ferris State University.
Ferris State University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 440 and 590
- Math: 470 and 590
- Writing: 19 and 25
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Ferris State University.
Ferris State University's average composite ACT score falls between 18 and 25.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Accounting & Finance | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Accounting Technology/Technician & Bookkeeping | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Actuarial Science | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Adult Development & Aging | 3 | 50 | 53 |
| Advertising | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics/Technology/Technician | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Biochemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 16 | 33 | 49 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 27 | 63 | 90 |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Business Administration/Management | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Business Statistics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Business Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology/Technician | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Chemical Technology/Technician | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chemistry, General | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Chemistry, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Child Care & Support Services Management | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Communication, General. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Community College Education | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist. | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Construction Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| Construction Management, General. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creative Writing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 45 | 21 | 66 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 38 | 33 | 71 |
| Criminalistics & Criminal Science | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Culinary Arts & Related Services, Other | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Design & Applied Arts, Other | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Design & Visual Communications, General | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dietetics/Dietician (RD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology/Technician | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Energy Management & Systems Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Environmental Biology | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Fashion Merchandising | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Finance, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Arts & Art Studies, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Funeral Service & Mortuary Science, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geography Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graphic Communications, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Graphic Design | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 12 | 73 | 85 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology/Technician | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| Heavy Equipment Maintenance/Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History Teacher Education | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| History, General | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitality/Travel Services Sales Operations | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Illustration | 13 | 39 | 52 |
| Industrial Design | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other | 35 | 1 | 36 |
| Industrial Technology/Technicians | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| Information Technology | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interior Design | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Journalism | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Legal Studies, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities, Other | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Logistics & Materials Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long Term Care Administration/Management. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Science, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Marketing Research | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science Radiation Therapist | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| Metal & Jewelry Arts | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Music Management. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| Nursing Administration. | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| Nursing Education. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office Management & Supervision | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Operations Management & Supervision | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Optometry (OD) | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| Organizational Leadership. | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Painting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pharmacy (PharmD, BS/BPharm) | 65 | 82 | 147 |
| Photography | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Plastics Engineering Technology/Technician | 58 | 9 | 67 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pre-Pharmacy Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Printing Management | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Printmaking | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Psychology, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quality Control Technology/Technician | 72 | 0 | 72 |
| Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Real Estate | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 28 | 240 | 268 |
| Resort Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory Therapy/Therapist | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sales & Marketing Operations/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sculpture | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Social Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sociology | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sport & Fitness Administration/Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sports Communication. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surveying Engineering | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Surveying Technology/Surveying | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Systems Engineering | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Technical Teacher Education | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Telecommunications Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool & Die Technology/Technician | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Traffic, Customs, & Transportation Clerk/Technician | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 36 | 5 | 41 |
| Writing, General. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 1007 | 1153 | 2160 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 1798 |
| Reported Results | 714 |
| Accepted | 664 (93%) |
| Rejected | 50 |
| Attending | 209 |
| Yield Rate | 32% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 |
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1605 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 50 | 88 | 525 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.00 | 2.14 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1185 |
| Selectivity Index™ | -13 | 88 | 280 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 03:00:06 AM
Newest applicant: 94 days, 11 hours, and 19 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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