Colleges / Ferrum College
College · Private nonprofit · Ferrum, VA · Rural
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Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

Religious affiliation
Address215 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA 24088-9000
Websitewww.ferrum.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size699
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

699 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$218k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$80k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$138k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$28.5k
Room & board
$13.2k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans85%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr32%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
699
Location
Ferrum, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White49%
  • Black21%
  • Unknown18%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41

What you can study.

Colleges / Ferrum College
College · Private nonprofit · Ferrum, VA · Rural
FC

Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

Religious affiliation
Address215 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum, VA 24088-9000
Websitewww.ferrum.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size699
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

699 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$218k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$80k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$138k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$28.5k
Room & board
$13.2k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans85%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr32%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
699
Location
Ferrum, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White49%
  • Black21%
  • Unknown18%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41

What you can study.