Ferris State University is being included among the top 500 institutions of higher learning by the The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, a British publication that ranks colleges in the United States.

Ferris is the only publicly-funded institution in west Michigan in the report, ranked 492nd of the 500 schools included. 100,000 college students responded to the survey, and Ferris’ result in the Engagement category was the highest among all Michigan schools at 17 out of 20 points.

The university also received the highest score in terms of respondents’ willingness to recommend the school, at 8.92 on a 10-point scale.