Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
United Methodist
Population
60,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation
239 (35%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
747
Men / Women
60% / 40%
From State
65%
From Region
21%
Athletes
63.7%
Racial/Ethnic
White
48%
Black
21%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
4%
Asian
1%
International
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 56.6% 56.6%
2012 Men: 59.9% 59.9%
2013 Men: 63.4% 63.4%
2014 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2015 Men: 60.6% 60.6%
2016 Men: 60.9% 60.9%
2017 Men: 66.2% 66.2%
2018 Men: 60.0% 60.0%
2019 Men: 62.8% 62.8%
2020 Men: 68.9% 68.9%
2021 Men: 66.8% 66.8%
2022 Men: 65.1% 65.1%
2023 Men: 66.1% 66.1%
2024 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Black: 26.7% 26.7%
2012 Black: 30.9% 30.9%
2013 Black: 31.6% 31.6%
2014 Black: 35.1% 35.1%
2015 Black: 38.6% 38.6%
2016 Black: 35.8% 35.8%
2017 Black: 39.7% 39.7%
2018 Black: 37.6% 37.6%
2019 Black: 37.7% 37.7%
2020 Black: 38.2% 38.2%
2021 Black: 43.0% 43.0%
2022 Black: 40.8% 40.8%
2023 Black: 38.6% 38.6%
2024 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2011 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2012 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2013 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2014 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2015 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2016 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2017 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2018 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2020 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2021 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2023 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2011 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2012 White: 56.4% 56.4%
2013 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2014 White: 52.7% 52.7%
2015 White: 46.1% 46.1%
2016 White: 48.7% 48.7%
2017 White: 42.1% 42.1%
2018 White: 45.5% 45.5%
2019 White: 45.0% 45.0%
2020 White: 46.9% 46.9%
2021 White: 43.5% 43.5%
2022 White: 42.8% 42.8%
2023 White: 40.6% 40.6%
2024 White: 45.1% 45.1%
2011 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 International: 1.8% 1.8%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Black: 29.8% 29.8%
2021 Black: 31.6% 31.6%
2022 Black: 25.3% 25.3%
2023 Black: 20.2% 20.2%
2024 Black: 21.2% 21.2%
2025 Black: 21.2% 21.2%
2020 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2022 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2023 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2025 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2020 White: 52.3% 52.3%
2021 White: 49.4% 49.4%
2022 White: 48.8% 48.8%
2023 White: 48.7% 48.7%
2024 White: 48.7% 48.7%
2025 White: 48.1% 48.1%
2020 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2023 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 International: 0.7% 0.7%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Ferrum College
125
57% / 43%
3%
$50,655
40
98%
Computer Science
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Cybersecurity
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$68,075
78
—
Biology
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,951
44
—
Agriculture
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$48,693
34
—
Environmental Science
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$48,903
35
100%
Environmental Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$48,903
35
100%
Health Sciences
15 —
47% / 53%
7%
$52,072
44
—
Nursing
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$82,315
90
—
Recreation Studies
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$48,711
34
—
Accounting
3 —
67% / 33%
33%
$59,713
64
100%
Business Administration
11 —
91% / 9%
0%
$49,706
37
100%
Finance
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$62,876
70
—
Management Science
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$53,129
47
—
Marketing
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$52,849
47
—
Recreation and Tourism
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$44,398
22
—
Sport Management
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$48,057
32
—
General Studies
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$43,513
20
—
History
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$43,002
18
—
Mass Communication/Media Studies
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$46,413
27
—
Psychology
8 —
38% / 62%
0%
$37,598
9
100%
Social Work
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,424
12
100%
Elementary Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$48,670
34
—
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$49,651
37
—
History Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$49,651
37
96%
Middle School Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Physical Education
19 —
74% / 26%
11%
$49,651
37
96%
Graphic Design
— —
—
—
$41,913
16
—
Music Performance
— —
—
—
$35,697
7
—
Studio Art
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Theatre
— —
—
—
$35,703
7
—
Criminal Justice
6 —
67% / 33%
0%
$51,055
41
91%
Forensic Science and Technology
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$50,026
38
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$31,954
ROI Percentile
40th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
64%
4-Year Graduation Rate
24%
6-Year Graduation Rate
32%
Transfer-Out Rate
37%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 31.2% 31.2%
2012 Graduated: 32.9% 32.9%
2013 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8%
2014 Graduated: 25.1% 25.1%
2015 Graduated: 31.5% 31.5%
2016 Graduated: 30.1% 30.1%
2017 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6%
2018 Graduated: 27.3% 27.3%
2019 Graduated: 29.0% 29.0%
2020 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8%
2021 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3%
2022 Graduated: 28.2% 28.2%
2023 Graduated: 28.9% 28.9%
2024 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 22.7% 22.7%
2012 Men: 27.2% 27.2%
2013 Men: 24.9% 24.9%
2014 Men: 22.3% 22.3%
2015 Men: 27.5% 27.5%
2016 Men: 28.0% 28.0%
2017 Men: 25.4% 25.4%
2018 Men: 21.9% 21.9%
2019 Men: 23.2% 23.2%
2020 Men: 25.3% 25.3%
2021 Men: 28.6% 28.6%
2022 Men: 20.5% 20.5%
2023 Men: 21.4% 21.4%
2024 Men: 24.4% 24.4%
2011 Women: 48.2% 48.2%
2012 Women: 42.3% 42.3%
2013 Women: 40.8% 40.8%
2014 Women: 28.9% 28.9%
2015 Women: 35.5% 35.5%
2016 Women: 32.9% 32.9%
2017 Women: 46.6% 46.6%
2018 Women: 35.3% 35.3%
2019 Women: 38.7% 38.7%
2020 Women: 40.3% 40.3%
2021 Women: 42.9% 42.9%
2022 Women: 39.9% 39.9%
2023 Women: 44.0% 44.0%
2024 Women: 43.8% 43.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 17.0% 17.0%
2012 Black: 21.7% 21.7%
2013 Black: 24.1% 24.1%
2014 Black: 20.6% 20.6%
2015 Black: 27.8% 27.8%
2016 Black: 21.8% 21.8%
2017 Black: 24.7% 24.7%
2018 Black: 15.9% 15.9%
2019 Black: 14.5% 14.5%
2020 Black: 26.3% 26.3%
2021 Black: 22.5% 22.5%
2022 Black: 15.2% 15.2%
2023 Black: 20.7% 20.7%
2024 Black: 23.0% 23.0%
2011 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2012 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2013 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8%
2014 Hispanic: 20.8% 20.8%
2015 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2016 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8%
2019 Hispanic: 29.7% 29.7%
2020 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2021 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7%
2022 Hispanic: 32.0% 32.0%
2023 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3%
2024 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2011 White: 37.6% 37.6%
2012 White: 39.6% 39.6%
2013 White: 36.9% 36.9%
2014 White: 29.1% 29.1%
2015 White: 35.9% 35.9%
2016 White: 38.2% 38.2%
2017 White: 46.5% 46.5%
2018 White: 38.0% 38.0%
2019 White: 40.5% 40.5%
2020 White: 33.9% 33.9%
2021 White: 46.7% 46.7%
2022 White: 41.5% 41.5%
2023 White: 40.8% 40.8%
2024 White: 43.8% 43.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
21.6%
27
85% / 15%
4%
$51,942
44
100%
Health Sciences
19.2%
24
42% / 58%
4%
$57,812
59
—
Education
17.6%
22
64% / 36%
9%
$49,602
37
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
17.6%
22
41% / 59%
0%
$40,604
13
100%
Agriculture & Food Science
8.8%
11
55% / 45%
0%
$48,808
35
100%
Professional
8.0%
10
50% / 50%
0%
$50,643
40
91%
Computer Science
3.2%
4
100% / 0%
0%
$68,075
78
—
Life & Natural Sciences
2.4%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$51,951
44
—
Arts
1.6%
2
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
76%
Yield (Unbound)
12%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
76%
76%
76%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 78.3% 78.3%
2012 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0%
2013 Acceptance: 74.1% 74.1%
2014 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3%
2015 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9%
2016 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0%
2017 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9%
2018 Acceptance: 75.4% 75.4%
2019 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2%
2020 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8%
2021 Acceptance: 76.4% 76.4%
2022 Acceptance: 84.3% 84.3%
2023 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 Acceptance: 89.0% 89.0%
2011 Yield: 25.5% 25.5%
2012 Yield: 22.9% 22.9%
2013 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2014 Yield: 21.0% 21.0%
2015 Yield: 19.5% 19.5%
2016 Yield: 19.2% 19.2%
2017 Yield: 15.7% 15.7%
2018 Yield: 14.4% 14.4%
2019 Yield: 12.9% 12.9%
2020 Yield: 12.1% 12.1%
2021 Yield: 17.2% 17.2%
2022 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2023 Yield: 16.3% 16.3%
2024 Yield: 11.5% 11.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,930 2,930
2012 Applicants: 3,146 3,146
2013 Applicants: 3,272 3,272
2014 Applicants: 3,286 3,286
2015 Applicants: 3,020 3,020
2016 Applicants: 3,327 3,327
2017 Applicants: 3,228 3,228
2018 Applicants: 3,927 3,927
2019 Applicants: 3,770 3,770
2020 Applicants: 3,206 3,206
2021 Applicants: 1,671 1,671
2022 Applicants: 1,452 1,452
2023 Applicants: 1,483 1,483
2024 Applicants: 1,787 1,787
2011 Admitted: 2,293 2,293
2012 Admitted: 2,392 2,392
2013 Admitted: 2,425 2,425
2014 Admitted: 2,409 2,409
2015 Admitted: 2,203 2,203
2016 Admitted: 2,396 2,396
2017 Admitted: 2,322 2,322
2018 Admitted: 2,961 2,961
2019 Admitted: 2,758 2,758
2020 Admitted: 2,431 2,431
2021 Admitted: 1,277 1,277
2022 Admitted: 1,224 1,224
2023 Admitted: 1,483 1,483
2024 Admitted: 1,590 1,590
2011 Enrolled: 585 585
2012 Enrolled: 548 548
2013 Enrolled: 569 569
2014 Enrolled: 505 505
2015 Enrolled: 429 429
2016 Enrolled: 460 460
2017 Enrolled: 364 364
2018 Enrolled: 425 425
2019 Enrolled: 355 355
2020 Enrolled: 293 293
2021 Enrolled: 220 220
2022 Enrolled: 238 238
2023 Enrolled: 242 242
2024 Enrolled: 183 183
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 780 780
2012 25th: 800 800
2013 25th: 780 780
2014 25th: 740 740
2015 25th: 770 770
2016 25th: 770 770
2017 25th: 850 850
2018 25th: 870 870
2019 25th: 860 860
2020 25th: 910 910
2021 25th: 920 920
2022 25th: 900 900
2023 25th: 880 880
2011 75th: 980 980
2012 75th: 990 990
2013 75th: 980 980
2014 75th: 940 940
2015 75th: 1000 1000
2016 75th: 960 960
2017 75th: 1070 1070
2018 75th: 1053 1053
2019 75th: 1060 1060
2020 75th: 1060 1060
2021 75th: 1180 1180
2022 75th: 1110 1110
2023 75th: 1100 1100
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 390 390
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 390 390
2014 25th: 380 380
2015 25th: 380 380
2016 25th: 390 390
2017 25th: 420 420
2018 25th: 430 430
2019 25th: 420 420
2020 25th: 480 480
2021 25th: 440 440
2022 25th: 430 430
2023 25th: 425 425
2011 75th: 490 490
2012 75th: 490 490
2013 75th: 490 490
2014 75th: 480 480
2015 75th: 500 500
2016 75th: 480 480
2017 75th: 530 530
2018 75th: 520 520
2019 75th: 520 520
2020 75th: 520 520
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 550 550
2023 75th: 520 520
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 390 390
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 390 390
2014 25th: 360 360
2015 25th: 390 390
2016 25th: 380 380
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 430 430
2021 25th: 480 480
2022 25th: 470 470
2023 25th: 455 455
2011 75th: 490 490
2012 75th: 500 500
2013 75th: 490 490
2014 75th: 460 460
2015 75th: 500 500
2016 75th: 480 480
2017 75th: 540 540
2018 75th: 533 533
2019 75th: 540 540
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 560 560
2023 75th: 580 580
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2016 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0%
2017 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2018 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2019 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0%
2020 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0%
2021 Submitted: 22.0% 22.0%
2022 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0%
2023 Submitted: 6.0% 6.0%
2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
