MSU vs CCS 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.

MSU is a public and CCS is a private (not-for-profit) 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 - Michigan State University and College for Creative Studies.

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

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