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Engineering (all) at Ferris State

Ferris State graduates about 51 engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 330th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a light program at 39 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

Graduates a year513% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$579Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%910–1150whole school

Around Ferris State

The Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education (FLITE) on the camp
Ferris State University August 2010 23 (FLITE)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Business College on the campus of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mic
Ferris State University August 2010 07 (Business College)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Interdisciplinary Resource Center on the campus of Ferris State University i
Ferris State University August 2010 09 (IRC)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Timme Center on the campus of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michiga
Ferris State University August 2010 10 (Timme Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Heavy Equipment Technology, Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Student housing 34 · Dining 4 · Dorm 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point 40
  2. Anderson University (Indiana) 40
  3. University of West Florida 39
  4. Purdue University Fort Wayne 39
  5. Eastern Michigan University 39
  6. Murray State University 39
  7. California State University–East Bay 39
  8. Fairleigh Dickinson University–Metropolitan 39

Other strong majors at Ferris State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ferris State with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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