Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 1,472 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Student to faculty ratio | 10:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 512 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
College for Creative Studies is very selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 1,689 applications and only 800 students were granted admission. College for Creative Studies is at the #45 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 90% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 8% submitted SAT scores.
ACT | 20 to 25 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, College for Creative Studies's tuition was $39,450 for all students regardless of residency (47.2% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 98% of College for Creative Studies's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 33% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,303 (which is 2.2% below the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at College for Creative Studies in 2016-2017, was 155, which is 60% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,352 (which is 9.2% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, College for Creative Studies has enrolled a total of 1,472 students (1,196 students full-time and 276 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 1,472 students, 109 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 47% men and 53% women and 1,414 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 58 for graduates studies.
White: 56%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 12%
Non-resident alien: 10%
Black/African American: 9%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 4%
Hispanic: 4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 4 largest majors offered at College for Creative Studies.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Visual And Performing Arts | 54% | 498 | |
Communications Technologies/technicians And Support Services | 13% | 124 | |
Education | 1% | 12 | |
Multi/interdisciplinary Studies | 0% | 4 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of College for Creative Studies full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of College for Creative Studies graduates 6 years after enrollment is $32,600. Last year, out of the total 530 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 488 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 558 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 491 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $32,600 | $40,200 |
Employment Rate | 92% | 88% |
Total Graduates | 530 | 558 |
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