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College for Creative Studies acceptance rate & admissions

College for Creative Studies admits 92% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 1,050 of 1,132 applicants were admitted and 262 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
92%

More selective than 12% of Michigan colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
25%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose CCS over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied1,132
Admitted1,050
Enrolled262

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

CCS admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202492%———College Scorecard
Fall 202393%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is CCS compared with other Michigan colleges?

CCS has the 37th-lowest acceptance rate of 42 Michigan colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
33Oakland University88%58%$9,120
34Central Michigan University90%59%$17,597
35Aquinas College90%65%$16,626
36Ferris State University91%47%$8,624
37College for Creative Studies92%71%$34,617
38Michigan Technological University92%68%$14,182
39Rochester University98%44%$21,456
40Davenport University98%57%$17,707
41Grace Christian University99%51%$12,404

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All Michigan colleges →

Who enrolls at CCS

First-year students who return for year two82%
First-year students from Michigan76%
Pell Grant recipients30%
First-generation students23%
Women / men68% / 32%
International students7%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

CCS admissions questions

What is the CCS acceptance rate?

College for Creative Studies accepts 92% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 1,050 of 1,132 applicants were admitted.

Does CCS require the SAT or ACT?

College for Creative Studies does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at CCS?

25% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (262 of 1,050).

Is CCS getting harder to get into?

College for Creative Studies accepted 92% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 93% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to College for Creative Studies overview