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Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MIPublic HLCDigital Animation and Game Design program

Ferris State University offers a Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Animation and Game Design with Game Development, 3D Animation and General concentrations; classes are held at the Big Rapids campus or in Grand Rapids, with some online or mixed-delivery classes.

Game degrees at Ferris State University

1 program verified (1 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

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Ferris State University

Digital Animation and Game Design

Bachelor'sBASFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Animation and Game Design

Field: Game Design · Game Art
Administering location: Big Rapids, MI
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $24,416 per academic year · International — Undergraduate tuition, Freshman/Sophomore, international · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.

Student work

Official showcases of student games and projects, linked from the school's own pages. We link to them; we do not copy or rate student work.

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1959

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).
  • Professional Esports Production (Bachelor's)Esports production degree, not game design or development.Source: ferris.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Ferris State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2251
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,580 of 9,918 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. ferris.edu/business/digital-animation-game-design/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. ferris.edu/business/esports-production — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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