Headcounts and Directory Information
Ferris State University (Ferris State) is a public, four-years institute located in Big Rapids, MI. It has a total enrollment of 10,072 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 712 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Ferris State. The average faculty salary is $90,879 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,568 employees work at Ferris State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $61,471. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI |
| Phone Number | 231-591-2000 |
| Web | www.ferris.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 485 Full-time / 227 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,244 Full-time / 324 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $90,879 |
| Staff Average Salary | $61,471 |
| Student Population | 10,072 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Ferris State University, there are 1,470 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,170 full-time and 300 part-time staffs work at Ferris State. By gender there are 685 male and 785 female employees.
Among them, 712 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 462 full-time and 189 part-time faculties. By gender there are 344 male and 307 female faculties teaching at Ferris State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,470 | 685 | 785 | 1,170 | 547 | 623 | 300 | 138 | 162 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 651 | 344 | 307 | 462 | 251 | 211 | 189 | 93 | 96 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 60 | 21 | 39 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Management | 124 | 53 | 71 | 124 | 53 | 71 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 91 | 27 | 64 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 31 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 59 | 43 | 16 | 58 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 71 | 41 | 30 | 70 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Service | 207 | 111 | 96 | 159 | 82 | 77 | 48 | 29 | 19 |
| Sales and related | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 151 | 3 | 148 | 139 | 3 | 136 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |