CCS vs WMU 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 WMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CCS has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,355) than WMU ($19,098).
It is harder to admit to WMU than CCS.
WMU has more students with 17,000 students while CCS has 1,517 students.
CCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while WMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
WMU has more full-time faculties with 752 faculties while CCS has 53 full-time faculties.

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

CCS	vs.	WMU
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Kalamazoo, 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 (high research activity)
$51,355	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,298 Out-Of-State$19,098
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$22,372	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,061

92.76 %	Acceptance Rates	84.68 %
24.95 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.52 %
-	SAT Score	1,100
-	ACT Score	24
64 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
76 %	Retention Rate	77 %
1,517	Student Population	17,000
53	Number of Faculties	752
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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