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#36 Regional Colleges South
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#34 Top Performers on Social Mobility
Ferrum College is ranked #36 in Regional Colleges South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
51
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
58
Graduation and retention rank
57
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
31%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
53%
Social Mobility Rank
34
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
24%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
33%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
35%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-8
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
9
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
23
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
87.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
83%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
69.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
74
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
1%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
30
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
30
Average alumni giving rate
5.8%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
