Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pacific grads earn $15.7K more ten years out than College for Creative Studies's ($60,583 vs. $44,860)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Pacific graduates 10 pts more of its students than College for Creative Studies (72% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Pacific$60.6K
College for Creative Studies$44.9K
Graduation rate
Pacific72%
College for Creative Studies61%
Retention rate
Pacific79%
College for Creative Studies82%

Borrowing

Median debt
Pacific$23.2K
College for Creative Studies$26K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Pacific81%
College for Creative Studies52%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Pacific$19.5K
College for Creative Studies$20K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Pacific63%
College for Creative Studies42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Pacific70%
College for Creative Studies63%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Pacific24%
College for Creative Studies7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Pacific53%
College for Creative Studies70%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Pacific75%
College for Creative Studies71%
Pell graduation gap
Pacific22 pts lower
College for Creative Studies1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupPacificCollege for Creative Studies
White65%71%
Asian85%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino53%Not shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more races73%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why