CCS vs MSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CCS is a private (not-for-profit) and MSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CCS has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,355) than MSU ($44,040).
It is harder to admit to MSU than CCS.
MSU has more students with 50,023 students while CCS has 1,517 students.
CCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while MSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
MSU has more full-time faculties with 2,996 faculties while CCS has 53 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - College for Creative Studies and Michigan State University.

CCS	vs.	MSU
Detroit, Michigan	Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$51,355	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,270 Out-Of-State$44,040
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$22,372	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,980

92.76 %	Acceptance Rates	83.92 %
24.95 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.29 %
-	SAT Score	1,250
-	ACT Score	28
64 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
76 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,517	Student Population	50,023
53	Number of Faculties	2,996
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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