Ferrum College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Ferrum College Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In particular, the university has a Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Ferrum College is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Ferrum College.

Foreign Language and Literature:

Russian, Spanish

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts

Education:

Education – General

Social Sciences:

International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general, Sport/Fitness Administration

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Information Sciences/Systems

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Global Studies

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Philosophy & Religion – General, Religion/Religious Studies

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Health Services – General

History:

History – General

Popular majors:

twenty-three percent business per marketing, fourteen percent parks and recreation, ten percent psychology, nine percent education, eight percent history, seven percent computer and information sciences, seven percent public administration and social services, five percent security and protective services

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $465 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 25.

Ferrum College Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 72% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 55%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were one hundred and fifty-two total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and thirty-eight total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, twenty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, twenty-five dollars online application fee and point zero .

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 15th of August. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March.

Ferrum College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Job Skills, Leadership, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Job Skills, Leadership, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency.

Ferrum College Students

The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, United Methodist Church, Coed, where 72 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Again, it is part of an Rural setting, Rural community (under 2,500) and Residential campus. Ferrum College offers Bachelor’s degrees. Furthermore, the student body consists of eighty-four percent in-state students, sixteen percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, thirty-six percent women, sixty-four percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, twenty-seven percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, sixty-one percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, seven percent race per ethnicity unreported, one percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirteen percent in top quarter of graduating class, forty percent in top half of graduating class, eight percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, five percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, thirty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and six percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The school’s size is approximately nine hundred and ninety-one degree-seeking undergrads and three hundred and forty-six first-time degree-seeking freshmen.

This school features the Rural setting, Rural community (under 2,500) and Residential campus. In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as Blue Ridge Institute and Farm Museum; State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore; forest and agricultural acreage used as outdoor labs in science, high and low ropes courses. To be sure, the school is located 35 miles from Roanoke, 65 miles from Greensboro, North Carolina.

Ferrum College Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball