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College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI · Private · Large city · CCS

Private institution in Detroit, MI · 1,285 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $44,860 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$33,3421,810th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,3551,830th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,3551,828th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$61,2381,697th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,8601,361st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,6911,598th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.6%437th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.5%870th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
92.8%1,325th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,2851,208th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.3%1,290th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 18 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$44,399$43,798
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,409$25,194
Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technologybachelors$25,889$23,207
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$22,796$25,194
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$19,227$19,592
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College for Creative Studies’s 1,285 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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