Tuition Rates

The figures below may be used to plan for the 2026 -2027 academic year costs at Ferris State University effective Fall 2025. Undergraduate tuition is based on 14 credit hours per semester.

Undergraduate tuition is based on the grade level of the student. Freshman/Sophomore students have earned zero through 55 credit hours, and Junior/Senior students have earned 56 or more credit hours. The number of earned credit hours determines the tuition rate charged to each student – not the level of classes the student is enrolled in.

Undergraduate Tuition - Freshman/Sophomore

U.S. Residents and Canada

$14,952 per year
($534 per credit hour)

International

$24,416 per year
($872 per credit hour)

 

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Undergraduate Tuition - Junior/Senior

U.S. Residents and Canada

$16,296 per year
($582 per credit hour)

International

$25,984 per year
($928 per credit hour)

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Undergraduate Tuition - Studio

U.S. Residents and Canada

$26,488 per year

($946 per credit hour)

International

$42,364 per year

($1,513 per credit hour)

 

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Graduate Tuition

U.S. Residents and Canada

$817 per credit hour

International

$1,222 per credit hour

 

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Graduate Tuition - Studio

Master of Arts in Design

Master of Architecture

US Resident and Canada $1,060 per credit hour

International $1,631 per credit hour

 

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Pharmacy Tuition

$1,039 per credit hour

 

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Optometry Tuition

$1,008 per credit hour

 

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Doctoral Tuition 

$915 per credit hour

 

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Fast Track/High School

Dual-Enrollment Tuition (classes offered at Ferris campuses)

$343 per credit hour

Dual-enrollment - studio (classes offered at Ferris campuses)

$366.00

Concurrent Enrollment Tuition (classes offered at high school)

$172 per credit hour