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College for Creative Studies is a private located in Detroit, Michigan. College for Creative Studies is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at College for Creative Studies is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,727 10 years after enrolling, 13th in Michigan, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, College for Creative Studies bachelor students earn 7% more than the national average. College for Creative Studies is ranked 34th in Michigan.
College for Creative Studies’s median net annual cost of $34,767 and average years to graduate of 4.7 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at College for Creative Studies sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Graphic Comms, Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry., FIlm, Video & Photography - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$34,767
Average years to graduate
4.7
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.7 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at College for Creative Studies is 7% higher than the state average, and 3% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At College for Creative Studies, Pell Grant recipients represent 31% of the measured graduating class, 4% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at College for Creative Studies graduates within 4.8 years.
College for Creative Studies is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
College for Creative Studies’s economic mobility score of 6.93 is calculated by adjusting the 6.8 economic score of lower-income students by the 31% pell grant recipients within the student body. College for Creative Studies’s EMS of 6.93 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at College for Creative Studies pays $34,767 a year, $25,412 less than the $60,179 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $34,767
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At College for Creative Studies, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $34,767 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 60% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,130. This is 6% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,375
Pell grants
$4,457
State grants
$2,624
Institutional grants
$21,270
College for Creative Studies's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 54% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,485 applicants, of which 799 were admitted and 277 enrolled. College for Creative Studies doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
College for Creative Studies does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
83%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
58%
59%
In-state
75%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
56%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
19%
12%