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College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI · City · 1,230 students
WebsiteCommon AppScorecard
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$34,617
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
70%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
63% typical
$44,860
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$39,254 typical
92%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
64% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Located in Detroit's vibrant Midtown cultural district, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is an internationally acclaimed private art and design institution renowned for world-class programs in Transportation Design, Industrial Design, and Entertainment Arts. The college distinguishes itself through deep corporate partnerships with global automotive, tech, and entertainment giants, providing students with high-level sponsored studio projects and direct recruitment pipelines. Campus culture is intensely creative, collaborative, and career-driven, offering a tight-knit community of makers 24/7 studio access across two distinct campuses embedded in a historic hub of industrial innovation.


Wikipedia:The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a private art school in Detroit, Michigan. It enrolls more than 1,400 students and focuses on arts education. The college is also active in offering art education to children through its Community Arts Partnerships program and its Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies.

Location
Detroit, MI, 48202 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
DTW · Detroit
18 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$53,350
Housing & food (on campus)$15,272
Books & supplies$2,144
Cost of attendance$83,266
Average net price$34,617
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$53,350
Housing & food (on campus)$15,272
Books & supplies$2,144
Cost of attendance$83,266
Average net price$34,617
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.ccsdetroit.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
College for Creative Studies’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$58,440
Fees$1,400
Housing$8,989
Food$7,728
Books & supplies$2,942
Personal expenses$2,228
Transportation$1,323
Total published by the school$83,266
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$30,267
$30–48k
$33,152
$48–75k
$33,647
$75–110k
$33,667
$110k+
$38,580
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
70%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
49%
Back for yr 2
82%
Transferred
12%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
64% graduated · 7% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 29% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,691
10 yrs after entry$44,860
Debt
Median at graduation$26,000
Monthly payment$276
Middle 50% owe$8.8k–$29.8k
90th percentile$40,750
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — arts, music & design: 63% graduate within 6 yrs, $39,254 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
92%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Student Body
Gender
Men 32%Women 68%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell grant
30%
First-gen
23%
Family income
$61,518
Independent
12%
Age at entry
20.0
Part-time
11%
Race & ethnicity
White
50%
Hispanic
6%
Black
13%
Asian
5%
Two or more
5%
Non-resident
7%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
12%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$33,691
After 10 yrs
$44,860
Design and Applied Arts73
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians62
Graphic Communications53
Computer Software and Media Applications27
Film/Video and Photographic Arts18
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry10
Fine and Studio Arts8
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$91M
Full-time faculty
100%
Faculty salary
$10,972/mo
Teaching spend
$15,709
per student
Federal loans
52%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts, music & design
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, selective admissions

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