College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,230 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 92%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $32,332per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,08210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
CCS offers accelerated programs that allow students to earn both a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in five years, eliminating a full year of tuition.
Source: New Degrees Prepare Students for the Future of Creative Careers
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 92%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for College for Creative Studies's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $32,332full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $69,614sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $55,460Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,08210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,230Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI — admits 82%
- Kettering University Flint, MI — admits 79%
- Lesley University Cambridge, MA — admits 97%
- Adrian College Adrian, MI — admits 73%
- Midway University Midway, KY — admits 95%
- Ursinus College Collegeville, PA — admits 92%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for College for Creative Studies, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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