Ferris State University Scholarships and Merit Aid: Amounts and Requirements

Ferris State University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Big Rapids, Michigan

6 scholarships Ferris State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

8,087Undergraduates

82%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Founder's Scholarship

$10,000

Published requirement: 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1350 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$10,000 per yearferris.edu (read 2026-07-07)

President's Scholarship

$6,500

Published requirement: 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$6,500 per yearferris.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Provost's Scholarship

$5,500

Published requirement: 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$5,500 per yearferris.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Dean's Scholarship

$4,500

Published requirement: 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$4,500 per yearferris.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Crimson Scholarship

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$3,000 per yearferris.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Forward Scholarship

$1,000

Published requirement: 2.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable: Not stated as renewable

$1,000ferris.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Ferris State University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$32,222In-state, per year

$32,222Out-of-state, per year

Where Ferris State University lists its scholarships

Ferris State University uses ScholarshipUniverse (Campus Logic) as its institutional scholarship-matching/management portal for both incoming and continuing students; a Public Listing (no login required) exposes 668 named institutional/donor-endowed scholarships with sponsoring organization (college/office), application window, and an "Amount Varies" placeholder — 500 of the 668 are tagged to a specific academic college (Engineering Technology, Business, Pharmacy, Arts/Sciences/Education, Kendall College of Art and Design, Michigan College of Optometry, Health Professions, or the Doctorate of Community College Leadership program) rather than a general office (Financial Aid, University College, International Education, Multicultural Student Services, Statewide & Online); full eligibility text and actual dollar amounts require an authenticated Ferris360 ScholarshipUniverse login.