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 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is design & applied arts.
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CCS was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
College for Creative Studies has an acceptance rate of 49%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for CCS.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like College for Creative Studies enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At CCS this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $28,637 | $29,969 | $32,304 | $35,299 | $38,056 |
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 56% of students took out student loans averaging $7,801 a year. That adds up to $31,204 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 98 | $32,665 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 89 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 72 | $20,720 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 26 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 13 | $24,350 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 10 | NA |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 9 | $28,817 |
| Human Computer Interaction | 4 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 | NA |
| Systems Theory | 1 | 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 2022-2023, 728 students took at least one online class at College for Creative Studies. This is an increase from the 701 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 728 | 82 |
| 2021-2022 | 701 | 60 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,428 | 262 |
| 2018-2019 | 139 | 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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