College for Creative Studies
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a private art school in Detroit, Michigan. It enrolls more than 1,400 students and focuses on arts education. The college is also active in offering art education to children through its Community Arts Partnerships program and its Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 92%
- Average net price: $34,617
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,485
- Graduation rate (150%): 71%
- Graduation rate (200%): 62%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 69%
- Student to faculty ratio: 10:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $44,860
- Median earnings (8 years): $44,290
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,691
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Detroit, MI
Majors and programs
The most common programs at College for Creative Studies include Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Drafting and Design Technology, Illustration.
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (80 bachelor's) · median earnings $34,003 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Drafting and Design Technology (62 bachelor's)
- Illustration (46 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,222 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Web Page, Digital (25 bachelor's)
- Photography (16 bachelor's) · median earnings $35,797 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other (14 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,222 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Cinematography and Film (13 bachelor's) · median earnings $35,797 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Fashion (12 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,222 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Interior Design (12 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,222 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Commercial and Advertising Art (11 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,222 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
Degree mix: Computer Science 100%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
College for Creative Studies students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $29,648 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $29,648
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $27,176
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $32,467
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $33,869
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $37,605
- In-state tuition and fees: $53,350
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $53,350
- Books and supplies: $2,144
- On-campus room and board: $15,272
- Off-campus room and board: $13,539
- Off-campus with family: $2,731
- Typical cost of attendance: $70,766
- Sticker vs net gap: 51%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 30%
- Federal loan recipients: 52%
- Average institutional grant: $25,072
- Average federal loan: $6,517
- Median debt at graduation: $26,000
Admissions
College for Creative Studies admits 92% of applicants. Of students admitted, 25% enrolled.
- Applications: 1,079
- Admitted: 992
- Enrolled: 247
- Yield (first-choice signal): 25%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,485
- Women: 66%
- Commuter share (estimated): 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 11%
- Age 25 and older: 10%
- Graduate students: 70
- Graduation rate: 71%
- Come back after freshman year: 82%
- First-generation: 23%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 100%
- Student to faculty: 10:1
- Professor salary: $126,734
- Associate professor salary: $97,115
- Assistant professor salary: $89,612
- On-campus housing capacity: 626
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the College for Creative Studies acceptance rate? College for Creative Studies admits 92% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does College for Creative Studies cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $29,648 a year after aid. Average net price is $34,617.
What majors does College for Creative Studies offer? Popular programs include Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Drafting and Design Technology, Illustration, Web Page, Digital, Photography.
What is the average salary after College for Creative Studies? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $44,860 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the College for Creative Studies graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 69% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 71%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. College for Creative Studies official site: https://ccsdetroit.edu.