MTU 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.

MTU 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 MTU ($43,089).
It is harder to admit to MTU than CCS.
MTU has more students with 7,063 students while CCS has 1,517 students.
CCS has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while MTU's ratio is 13 to 1.
MTU has more full-time faculties with 396 faculties while CCS has 53 full-time faculties.

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

MTU	vs.	CCS
Houghton, 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 (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$19,747 Out-Of-State$43,089	2024 Tuition & Fees	$51,355
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$13,579	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,372

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	93.02 %
13.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.98 %
1,220	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
85 %	Retention Rate	76 %
7,063	Student Population	1,517
396	Number of Faculties	53
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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