Blue Ash vs. Ferrum College

UC Blue Ash College vs. Ferrum College comparison

	UC Blue Ash College	Ferrum College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
Location	Blue Ash, OH	Ferrum, VA
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Rural
Enrollment	6,569	855
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	United Methodist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	uc.edu	ferrum.edu
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Costs	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
Tuition (In State)	$6,054	$37,400
Tuition (Out of State)	$14,852	$37,400
Room & Board	$12,852	$13,230
Avg Net Price	$12,474	$25,558
Avg Grant Aid	$5,628	$26,580
% Receiving Grant Aid	77%	94%

Admission	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	1,452
Admitted	-	1,224
Acceptance Rate	Open	84.3%
Enrolled %	Open	19.4%
Avg High School GPA	2.91	3.14
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range		900/1110
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline	Jul 1, 2025	Sep 15, 2024

Academics	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (54%) Business (17%) Communications Technology (4%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%)	Business (20%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (10%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%) Education (7%) Psychology (6%)
Outcomes	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
Graduation Rate	-	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$45,600	$39,000
Making Student Loan Payments	57%	49%
Median Student Loan Debt	$23,000	$28,000
Median Loan Payment	$237	$289

Diversity	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
% Men	39%	58%
% Women	61%	42%
Racial Diversity	High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	60%	52%
% Black	22%	34%
% Hispanic	3%	5%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	6%
% International	2%	1%
% Unknown Race	6%	1%

Students	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
% In-State	92%	64%
% Out-of-State	7%	34%
Campus	Blue Ash	Ferrum College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• UC Blue Ash College is larger than than Ferrum College based on total student enrollment (6,569 students vs. 855 students)

Blue Ash vs. Ferrum College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Blue Ash or Ferrum College?

• Ferrum College is 517.8% more expensive to attend than Blue Ash for in-state tuition ($37,400.00 vs. $6,054.00)
• Out of state tuition is 151.8% higher at Ferrum College than UC Blue Ash College ($37,400.00 vs. $14,852.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at UC Blue Ash College than Ferrum College ($12,474 vs. $25,558)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at UC Blue Ash College are 2.9% lower than costs at Ferrum College ($12,852 vs. $13,230)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Ferrum College than UC Blue Ash College (94% vs. 77%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Ferrum College students is 372.3% larger than aid received UC Blue Ash College ($26,580 vs. $5,628)

Which college is harder to get into, Blue Ash or Ferrum College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Ferrum College or Blue Ash .

• Accepted freshman Ferrum College students have a 0.23 point higher average high school GPA (3.14) than students at Blue Ash (2.91)

Blue Ash vs. Ferrum College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Blue Ash or Ferrum College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Ferrum College and Blue Ash.

• Graduates from UC Blue Ash College earn on average $6,600 more per year than Ferrum College graduates after ten years. ($45,600 vs. $39,000)
• UC Blue Ash College students graduate with a $5,000 lower median federal student loan debt than Ferrum College graduates. ($23,000 vs. $28,000)
• Blue Ash graduates are paying $52 less per month on federal student loans than Ferrum College graduates. ($237 vs. $289)
• More Blue Ash graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Ferrum College students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 49%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/