College for Creative Studies Student Population

How many students at CCS?

For the academic year 2024-2025, College for Creative Studies has a total enrollment of 1,433 students, including 1,376 undergraduate and 57 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 485 male students (33.8%) and 948 female students (66.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 671 White students (46.8%) and 194 Black students (13.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,376 undergraduate students (96%) and 57 graduate students (4%).
• Class Delivery: 18 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 559 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) School of art, music, and design - which average 797 - CCS's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 485 male (33.85%) and 948 female (66.15%) students are attending College for Creative Studies. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.16.

By class level, 1,376 (96.02%) are undergraduate students and 57 (3.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.41% are male and 67.59% are female, while among graduate students, 68.42% are male and 31.58% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 671 White, 194 Black, and 82 Asian students out of a total of 1,433 are attending at College for Creative Studies. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

College for Creative Studies is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, CCS has 135 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,257 students under 25 years old, and 176 students over 25 years old out of 1,433 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 135 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. CCS has 1,236 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 140 students aged 25 and over.

It has 21 graduate students aged under 25 and 36 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At College for Creative Studies, 18 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 559 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,376 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 71 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.16%.59 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.