Ferrum College

Name: Ferrum College Common Data Set 2020-21
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Common Data Set 2020-21

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Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$44,296

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

32%

6-year completion

Average net price

$20,082

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$27,000

federal loans only

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§ Extraction423fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Ursa

Last Name:Johnson

Title:Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Office:Institutional Research and Effectiveness Office

Address Line 1:P O BOX 1000

Zipcode24,088

Phone:540-365-4323

Email Address:ujohnson@ferrum.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://www.ferrum.edu/academics/institutional-research-effectiveness/

Other

City:Ferrum

StateVA

Address Information

Name of College/University:Ferrum College

Street Address Line 1:P O BOX 1000

CityFerrum

StateVA

Zip24,088

Main Phone Number:800/868-9797

WWW Home Page Address:www.ferrum.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):540

Admissions Phone Number:365-4290

Admissions Email Address:admissions@ferrum.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:http://admissions.ferrum.edu/apply/

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Master'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	960

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	10

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	970

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	1	13	13
Hispanic/Latino	25	69	69
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	117	295	296
White, non-Hispanic	119	480	483
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	3	3
Asian, non-Hispanic	2	5	5
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	3	3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	23	68	68
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	4	18	20
Total	291	954	960

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	179
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	Not reported
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	307	186	6	499
Did not persist	0	1	0	1
Final cohort	307	185	6	498
Completed in less than four years	58	49	0	107
Completed in less than five years	21	8	1	30
Completed in less than six years	4	1	0	5
Total completers	83	58	1	142
Six-year graduation rate	27%	31%	17%	29%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	347	195	13	555
Did not persist	2	0	1	3
Final cohort	345	195	12	552
Completed in less than four years	57	64	2	123
Completed in less than five years	20	10	2	32
Completed in less than six years	4	0	0	4
Total completers	81	74	4	159
Six-year graduation rate	23%	38%	33%	29%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	56.00%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes

SATX

ACTX

CLEPX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units22

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab1

Foreign language2

Social studies1

History1

Academic electives4

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts1

Total academic units25

English4

Mathematics4

Science4

Of these, units that must be lab1

Foreign language3

Social studies2

History2

Academic electives5

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts1

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	41	Not reported
ACT	Not reported	Not reported

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	430	540	Not reported
SAT math	480	520	Not reported
ACT composite	15	19	Not reported
ACT math	15	21	Not reported
ACT English	17	21	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8001

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69914

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59931

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49947

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3997

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-8001

SAT Math: 600-6993

SAT Math: 500-59935

SAT Math: 400-49950

SAT Math: 300-39911

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-16001

SAT Composite: 1200-13997

SAT Composite: 1000-119932

SAT Composite: 800-99953

SAT Composite: 600-7997

SAT Composite: 400-5990

ACT Composite: 30-365

ACT Composite: 24-2913

ACT Composite: 18-2313

ACT Composite: 12-1765

ACT Composite: 6-114

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.00

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?No

Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month9

Application closing date (fall): Day15

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Yes, on a rolling basis:X

Amount of housing deposit:250

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?No

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	67	38	Not reported	105
Admitted	61	32	Not reported	93
Enrolled	27	21	Not reported	48

Other extracted fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Liberal arts/career combinationX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

2 TABLES

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for married studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Special housing for international studentsX

Theme housingX

Wellness housingX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Information

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Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	36480	36480
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	800	800
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Financial Aid

2 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	12	60	1
Average institutional non-need grant	23748	21446	4410
Athletic grant recipients	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average athletic grant	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	291	940	20
Applied for need-based aid	276	848	2
Determined to have financial need	276	848	2
Awarded any aid	276	848	2
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	222	592	0
Awarded need-based self-help aid	237	699	1
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	244	763	1
Need fully met	26	105	0
Average percentage of need met	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average financial aid package	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant	7793	6836	Not reported
Average need-based self-help award	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average need-based loan	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	57	47	104
Members of minority groups	4	2	6
Females	30	33	63
Males	27	14	41
Nonresidents	0	0	0
Doctorate or other terminal degree	34	2	36
Master's, but not terminal master's	26	45	71
Bachelor's degree	0	0	0
Unknown or other highest degree	0	0	0
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio13

based on ____ students960

and ____ faculty73

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	91	Not reported
10-19 students	168	Not reported
20-29 students	86	Not reported
30-39 students	12	Not reported
40-49 students	1	Not reported
50-99 students	1	Not reported
100+ students	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	13%	Not reported	7%
Natural resources and conservation	12%	Not reported	7%
Architecture	0%	Not reported	0%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	0%	Not reported	0%
Communication/journalism	3%	Not reported	2%
Communication technologies	0%	Not reported	0%
Computer and information sciences	7%	Not reported	4%
Personal and culinary services	0%	Not reported	0%
Education	24%	Not reported	13%
Engineering	0%	Not reported	0%
Engineering technologies	0%	Not reported	0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	1%	Not reported	1%
Family and consumer sciences	0%	Not reported	0%
Law/legal studies	0%	Not reported	0%
English	3%	Not reported	2%
Liberal arts/general studies	4%	Not reported	2%
Library science	0%	Not reported	0%
Biological/life sciences	4%	Not reported	2%
Mathematics and statistics	0%	Not reported	0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	8%	Not reported	4%
Philosophy and religious studies	1%	Not reported	1%
Theology and religious vocations	0%	Not reported	0%
Physical sciences	2%	Not reported	1%
Science technologies	0%	Not reported	0%
Psychology	9%	Not reported	5%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	28%	Not reported	16%
Public administration and social services	9%	Not reported	5%
Social sciences	4%	Not reported	2%
Construction trades	0%	Not reported	0%
Mechanic and repair technologies	0%	Not reported	0%
Precision production	0%	Not reported	0%
Transportation and materials moving	0%	Not reported	0%
Visual and performing arts	10%	Not reported	6%
Health professions and related programs	14%	Not reported	8%
Business/marketing	21%	Not reported	12%
History	2%	Not reported	1%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Total	0.00%	179%	100%

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