MI
Ferris State University
6.43 incidents / 1,000 students
Big Rapids, MI · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Ferris State University
Across 2022–2024, Ferris State University reported 73 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Schoolcraft Community College District.
- 6.43
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,748
- Rank of 2,072
- #71
- MI rank
- 9,959
- Enrolled students
6.43 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Ferris State University reports 6.43 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 9% above Jacksonville State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Odessa College (0.10/1k); Prairie View A & M University (24.29/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Schoolcraft Community College District (0.35/1k); Henry Ford College (0.18/1k); University of Michigan-Dearborn (0.25/1k); Northern Michigan University (5.94/1k); Michigan Technological University (2.57/1k); Eastern Michigan University (5.46/1k); Saginaw Valley State University (4.98/1k); University of Michigan-Flint (1.07/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 6.43
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,748
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 84%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 22
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 169910 · Ferris State University 6.43/1k score rate · #1,748/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 6.43/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,748/2,072
- ST-MID #71 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Jacksonville State University · +3.81
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 29%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-MID 9,959
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Jacksonville State University (-3.81/1k)
Ferris State University sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Jacksonville State University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Jacksonville State University (-3.81/1k). National rank #1,748 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Ferris State University reports 6.43 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 9% above Jacksonville State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Odessa College (0.10/1k); Prairie View A & M University (24.29/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Schoolcraft Community College District (0.35/1k); Henry Ford College (0.18/1k); University of Michigan-Dearborn (0.25/1k); Northern Michigan University (5.94/1k); Michigan Technological University (2.57/1k); Eastern Michigan University (5.46/1k); Saginaw Valley State University (4.98/1k); University of Michigan-Flint (1.07/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Ferris State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Ferris on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Odessa College · lowest peer 0.1
Odessa College — lowest peer
0.1 per 1,000 students
- Colorado Christian University · near 0.6
Colorado Christian University — near
0.6 per 1,000 students
- William Paterson University of · near 1.81
William Paterson University of New Jersey — near
1.81 per 1,000 students
- Jacksonville State University · near 2.61
Jacksonville State University — near
2.61 per 1,000 students
- Ferris State University · this campus 6.43
Ferris State University — this campus
6.43 per 1,000 students
- Prairie View A & · highest peer
Prairie View A & M University — highest peer
24.29 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Ferris State University's 6.43/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Ferris State University increased from 20 to 22 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MI 4-year peers in this comparison, Ferris State University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 8% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Ferris State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | 1,135 | 1.76 | 0 | 58 |
| Aquinas College | 1,157 | 4.32 | 3 | 22 |
| Kalamazoo College | 1,166 | 4.29 | 6 | 25 |
| Rochester University | 1,193 | 1.68 | 8 | 61 |
| Alma College | 1,197 | 12.53 | 11 | 0 |
| Albion College | 1,308 | 12.23 | 14 | 3 |
| College for Creative Studies | 1,433 | 0.70 | 17 | 78 |
| Kettering University | 1,466 | 0.00 | 19 | 89 |
| Lake Superior State University | 1,567 | 4.47 | 22 | 19 |
| Alpena Community College | 1,581 | 0.00 | 25 | 89 |
| Cornerstone University | 1,695 | 0.00 | 28 | 89 |
| Ferris State University (this campus) | 9,959 | 6.43 | 86 | 8 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Ferris State University rose from 20 to 22 (+10%). The increase shows up in Rape (4 to 13) and Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 4). Falling over the same period: Fondling (10 to 4), Aggravated Assault (3 to 0) and Arson (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Ferris State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault and Arson.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyFerris State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 29% (31 → 22 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 13 | 4 | 14 |
| Fondling | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Burglary | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
45 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 33 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 108 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 10 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 2 | 69 |
Ferris State University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
AL
Jacksonville State University
2.61 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
Colorado Christian University
0.60 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Ferris State University sits on price and outcomes
At $8,624, Ferris State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 22% among 138 Michigan colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,263.
- $8,624
- average net price
- $17,263
- Michigan median
- 2.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $16,047
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $2,556, while those above $110,000 record $18,603 - roughly 7.3 times as much. A published average of $8,624 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $47,339 - about 5.5 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $14,778
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $14,778
- Avg Net Price
- $8,624
- Median Debt
- $21,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 34%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- SAT Average
- 1012
- SAT Math Range
- 430-550
- ACT Average
- 23
- ACT Range
- 20-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 47%
- Retention Rate
- 78%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,339
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $54,735
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 72%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 795 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL · 9,955 enrolled
Safety Score 2.61
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO · 9,951 enrolled
Safety Score 0.60
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ · 9,942 enrolled
Safety Score 1.81
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 9,981 enrolled
Safety Score 0.10
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 9,922 enrolled
Safety Score 24.29
Closest by National Rank
Ferris State University (national rank #1748) sits near University of the Ozarks (#1749) and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill (#1747) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR
National Rank #1749
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA
National Rank #1747
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC
National Rank #1746
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
National Rank #1750
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA
National Rank #1745
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Ferris State University, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL · 9,955 enrolled
Safety score 2.61
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO · 9,951 enrolled
Safety score 0.60
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ · 9,942 enrolled
Safety score 1.81
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 9,981 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 9,922 enrolled
Safety score 24.29
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT · 9,997 enrolled
Safety score 2.70
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo, PR · 9,909 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Murray State University
Murray, KY · 10,020 enrolled
Safety score 2.59
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR · 778 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV · 23,643 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI · 2,953 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA · 624 enrolled
Safety score 6.41
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · 29,109 enrolled
Safety score 6.46
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC · 1,095 enrolled
Safety score 6.39
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO · 38,799 enrolled
Safety score 6.47
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC · 1,852 enrolled
Safety score 6.48
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ferris State University safe?
Ferris State University has a safety score of 6.43 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,748 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k). Same-state same-level set: Schoolcraft Community College District (0.35/1k); Henry Ford College (0.18/1k); University of Michigan-Dearborn (0.25/1k); Northern Michigan University (5.94/1k); Michigan Technological University (2.57/1k); Eastern Michigan University (5.46/1k); Saginaw Valley State University (4.98/1k); University of Michigan-Flint (1.07/1k).
What crimes are reported at Ferris State University?
For calendar year 2024, Ferris State University reported Rape (13), Fondling (4), Motor Vehicle Theft (4) and Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Ferris State University compare to similar schools?
Ferris State University reports 9% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Jacksonville State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Jacksonville State University (2.61/1k); Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Odessa College (0.10/1k); Prairie View A & M University (24.29/1k). Same-state same-level set: Schoolcraft Community College District (0.35/1k); Henry Ford College (0.18/1k); University of Michigan-Dearborn (0.25/1k); Northern Michigan University (5.94/1k); Michigan Technological University (2.57/1k); Eastern Michigan University (5.46/1k); Saginaw Valley State University (4.98/1k); University of Michigan-Flint (1.07/1k).
Does Ferris State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Ferris State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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