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 9,959 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 669 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Ferris State. The average faculty salary is $96,578 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,491 employees work at Ferris State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $65,382. 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 Faculty | 474 Full-time / 195 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,192 Full-time / 299 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $96,578 |
| Staff Average Salary | $65,382 |
| Student Population | 9,959 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Ferris State University, there are 1,491 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,192 full-time and 299 part-time staffs work at Ferris State. By gender there are 690 male and 801 female employees.
Among them, 669 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 474 full-time and 195 part-time faculty. By gender there are 333 male and 336 female faculty teaching at Ferris State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty 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 | 1,491 | 690 | 801 | 1,192 | 572 | 620 | 299 | 118 | 181 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 669 | 333 | 336 | 474 | 260 | 214 | 195 | 73 | 122 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 57 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 125 | 54 | 71 | 125 | 54 | 71 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 84 | 32 | 52 | 43 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 18 | 23 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 63 | 44 | 19 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 70 | 43 | 27 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 17 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Service | 207 | 111 | 96 | 169 | 92 | 77 | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Sales and related | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 148 | 6 | 142 | 138 | 6 | 132 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |