- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MICity: largeZIP 48202Founded 1906
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1906
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.ccsdetroit.edu
MichiganPrivate nonprofit
College for Creative Studies
College for Creative Studies is a private nonprofit college in Detroit, Michigan, with 1,230 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $32,332 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention82%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans51%
$32,332net price / year
92%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$54,082median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,063 of 1,704 for earnings#1,525 of 1,739 for lowest net price#834 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,257 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,614tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,460
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,460
- Average net price
- $32,332national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,496
$30,001–48,000$23,197
$48,001–75,000$26,155
$75,001–110,000$34,686
$110,001+$41,858
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,952
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,082middle 50%: $28,973–$81,460
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,460
Median, College for Creative Studies$54,082
Lower quarter$28,973
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,230
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,972 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,709
- Endowment, end of year
- $90,867,689
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic5.9%
Black13%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident7.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown12%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts41%
Communications technologies26%
Engineering technologies21%
Computer & information sciences7.5%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.2%
Education1.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA | $32,832 | 57% | $52,715 |
| Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | $31,165 | 51% | $40,314 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | $31,184 | 62% | $42,757 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | $33,456 | 69% | $36,746 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI | $28,129 | 59% | $47,843 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | $26,849 | 54% | $50,254 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 169442. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5146598.