Wheelock College vs. CCS

Wheelock College vs. College for Creative Studies comparison

	Wheelock College	College for Creative Studies	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Wheelock College	CCS
Location	Boston, MA	Detroit, MI
Setting	Large City	Large City
Enrollment	890	1,517
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	wheelock.edu	collegeforcreativestudies.edu
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Costs	Wheelock College	CCS
Tuition (In State)	$34,950	$48,030
Tuition (Out of State)	$34,950	$48,030
Room & Board	$14,975	$8,850
Avg Net Price	$28,829	$34,906
Avg Grant Aid	$21,786	$24,307
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	97%

Admission	Wheelock College	CCS
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	1,622
Admitted	-	798
Acceptance Rate		49.2%
Enrolled %		32.6%
Avg High School GPA	2.92	3.19
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Required	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Wheelock College	CCS
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Work and Family Studies (40%) Education (26%) Human Services (14%) Ethnic Studies (6%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (5%)	Visual and Performing Arts (87%) Communications Technology (13%)
Outcomes	Wheelock College	CCS
Graduation Rate	58%	57%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,300	$46,100
Making Student Loan Payments	68%	60%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$279	$279

Diversity	Wheelock College	CCS
% Men	0%	36%
% Women	0%	64%
Racial Diversity	Medium	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	60%	58%
% Black	13%	10%
% Hispanic	11%	4%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	4%
% International	2%	7%
% Unknown Race	7%	11%

Students	Wheelock College	CCS
% In-State	-	76%
% Out-of-State	-	20%
Campus	Wheelock College	CCS
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• College for Creative Studies is larger than than Wheelock College based on total student enrollment (1,517 students vs. 890 students)

Wheelock College vs. CCS Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Wheelock College or CCS?

• College for Creative Studies is 37.4% more expensive to attend than Wheelock College for in-state tuition ($48,030.00 vs. $34,950.00)
• Out of state tuition is 37.4% higher at CCS than Wheelock College ($48,030.00 vs. $34,950.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Wheelock College than CCS ($28,829 vs. $34,906)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at College for Creative Studies are 69.2% lower than costs at Wheelock College ($8,850 vs. $14,975)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Wheelock College than College for Creative Studies (99% vs. 97%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College for Creative Studies students is 11.6% larger than aid received Wheelock College ($24,307 vs. $21,786)

Which college is harder to get into, Wheelock College or CCS? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between CCS or Wheelock College .

• The average SAT score at College for Creative Studies (1070) is 126 points higher than at Wheelock College (944)
• Incoming CCS students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (23) than students at Wheelock College (21)
• Accepted freshman CCS students have a 0.27 point higher average high school GPA (3.19) than students at Wheelock College (2.92)

Wheelock College vs. CCS Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Wheelock College or CCS? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between CCS and Wheelock College.

• The graduation rate at Wheelock College is higher than College for Creative Studies (58% vs. 57%)
• Graduates from College for Creative Studies earn on average $9,800 more per year than Wheelock College graduates after ten years. ($46,100 vs. $36,300)
• College for Creative Studies and Wheelock College graduates both have the same median student loan debt upon graduation ($27,000 vs. $27,000)
• College for Creative Studies and Wheelock College graduates both have a median monthly student loan payment upon graduation ($279 vs. $279)
• More Wheelock College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CCS students, three years after graduation. (68% vs. 60%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/