Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    William Jessup grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than College for Creative Studies's ($56,257 vs. $44,860)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    William Jessup has 10 pts more first-gen students than College for Creative Studies (33% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    William Jessup costs about $6.5K less per year on average than College for Creative Studies ($31,774 vs. $38,224, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    College for Creative Studies's yield is 5 pts higher than William Jessup's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    William Jessup is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    William Jessup has 2 pts more Pell recipients than College for Creative Studies (32% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

College for Creative Studies admits 92%, William Jessup 93%; College for Creative Studies's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
College for Creative Studies92%
William Jessup93%
Quad's selectivity
  • College for Creative StudiesOpen
  • William JessupOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
College for Creative StudiesTest-blind
William Jessup
1041–1228
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College for Creative StudiesGPA and school record required
  • William JessupGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

College for Creative Studies and William Jessup are about the same size; William Jessup has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College for Creative Studies1.2K
William Jessup1.3K
Pell Grant share
College for Creative Studies30%
William Jessup32%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at College for Creative Studies, and Business Administration and Management at William Jessup.

Students per faculty member
College for Creative Studies10 to 1
William Jessup10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College for Creative StudiesAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects26%
  • William JessupBusiness Administration and Management, General27%

What each costs

William Jessup costs about $6.5K less a year than College for Creative Studies on average; College for Creative Studies's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College for Creative Studies$38.2K
William Jessup$31.8K
Aid generosity
College for Creative Studies44%
William Jessup43%

What each pays off

William Jessup's former students earn more, a median $56.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
College for Creative Studies$44.9K
William Jessup$56.3K
Graduation rate
College for Creative Studies61%
William Jessup61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at William Jessup but fell at College for Creative Studies; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College for Creative StudiesShrinking−22%
  • William JessupGrowing+131%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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