COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 169910PUBLIC

BIG RAPIDS, MI

Ferris State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$8,624Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate47.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,721working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,721
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,890

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$2,556
$30,001–48,000$4,315
$48,001–75,000$7,638
$75,001–110,000$12,485
$110,001+$18,603

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion47.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention75.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients34.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share43.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid33.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,611federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates8,106IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate91.4%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,000

3,232 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

16 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$91,993 earnings · $24,250 debt →Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$90,504 earnings · $20,750 debt →Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree · 78 working graduates$86,941 earnings · $17,500 debt →Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 102 working graduates$85,477 earnings · $22,750 debt →Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$82,821 earnings · $27,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 326 working graduates$81,718 earnings · $27,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 338 working graduates$64,131 earnings · $25,384 debt →Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$62,718 earnings · $29,518 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · 128 working graduates$60,809 earnings · $24,970 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 452 working graduates$60,325 earnings · $25,260 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$56,774 earnings · $30,995 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$54,837 earnings · $29,852 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · 131 working graduates$54,494 earnings · $18,500 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$53,351 earnings · $27,500 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$50,658 earnings · $27,000 debt →Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$44,116 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.