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Ferrum College

University or collegePrivate nonprofitFerrum, VAwww.ferrum.edu ↗

Ferrum College is a private nonprofit university in Ferrum, VA, with about 741 students on campus. It admits 89% of applicants, the average family on aid pays $20,082 a year, and 32% of students graduate.

Students on campus
741
747 undergrad · 20 grad · 26 online only
Admission rate
89%
more selective than 26% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,082
costs less than 50% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
32%
higher than 13% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,296
higher than 59% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Ferrum College?

89%of applicants admitted
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Ferrum College is likely test-optional.
What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $54,526 a year

Before any grants
Tuition & fees $28,520Room & board $13,230Books & supplies $1,000Other costs $11,776

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships
Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $16,940 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $24,346.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

699 degree-seeking undergrads
White 49%Hispanic 6%Black 21%Asian 1%Two or more 4%International 1%

Women and men

undergraduates
Women 39%Men 61%
11 : 1students per teacher
54%get Pell grants (lower income)
3%undergrads 25 or older
1%study part time
Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas25 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$42,6644 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities16 graduates a year
$37,3941 yr out
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs14 graduates a year
—not reported
Agriculture, General12 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing12 graduates a year
—not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and Research11 graduates a year
$49,5274 yrs out
Security Science and Technology11 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations11 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
32%
within 6 years · Pell students 30%
Come back for year two
64%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,296
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college
47%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 54% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled
Lower income (under $30k)$39,552
Middle income ($30–75k)$43,026
Higher income (over $75k)$50,894
The town around it

Living in Ferrum

46% of Ferrum’s 1,774 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Ferrum pages.

$638/momedian rent · 60% below the stateHousing in Ferrum → $188,900median home value · 51% below the stateHousing in Ferrum → 27° / 86°January low / July high · 13" of snowClimate in Ferrum →

Other colleges within 30 miles

Patrick & Henry Community College 15.4 miVirginia Western Community College 22.2 mi Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke 22.3 miRoanoke College 25.5 mi American National University 25.8 mi Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine 28.4 miHollins University 29.9 mi

Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.

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