How has College for Creative Studies changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 36% (2010) to 92% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants fell from 1,398 (2010) to 1,079 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 1,361 (2010) to 1,433 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 970–1200 (2017) to 960–1190 (2018)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2017–2018
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 17–24 (2005) to 21–27 (2018).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $32,785 (2011) to $55,460 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.