by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
College for Creative Studies was awarded 10 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is graphic design.
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CCS was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
If you're applying to College for Creative Studies you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 54%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at CCS is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at College for Creative Studies is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
College for Creative Studies has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At CCS the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 44%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College for Creative Studies.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,462 undergraduates at CCS with 1,192 being full-time and 270 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $31,631 | $32,383 | $32,671 | $36,952 | $39,273 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CCS, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CCS, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $8,130 a year. That adds up to $32,520 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CCS is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at College for Creative Studies make the most money.
Get more details about the location of College for Creative Studies.
Contact details for CCS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 E Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202 |
| Phone: | 313-664-7400 |
| Website: | https://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ccs |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CCS_Detroit |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 155 | $38,087 |
| Graphic Communications | 59 | $24,602 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 11 | $26,483 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 9 | $23,065 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 7 | $13,365 |
| Human Computer Interaction | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 701 students took at least one online class at College for Creative Studies. This is a decrease from the 1,428 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 701 | 60 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,428 | 262 |
| 2018-2019 | 114 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 139 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 157 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at College for Creative Studies.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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