COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES N-13

201 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202-4034
Tel: (313)664-7400; 800-952-ARTS; Fax: (313)872-2739; Web Site: http://www.ccscad.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, specialized, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1926. Setting: 11-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,218. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 474 applied, 74% were admitted. Full-time: 1,052 students, 41% women, 59% men. Part-time: 166 students, 46% women, 54% men. Students come from 35 states and territories, 18 other countries, 17% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 7% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 22% 25 or older, 21% live on campus, 13% transferred in. Retention: 74% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, portfolio, SAT I or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.5 high school GPA. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Tuition: $20,250 full-time, $675 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1126 full-time, $563 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room only: $3500. Room charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Major annual events: Annual Student Exhibition, Noel Night. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 263 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2002-03. Option: coed housing available. Center for Creative Studies Library with 24,000 books and 75 serials.