Quad

Head-to-head

College for Creative Studies
Lesley

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    College for Creative Studies's yield is 17 pts higher than Lesley's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    College for Creative Studies's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 34% at Lesley

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Lesley grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than College for Creative Studies's ($51,173 vs. $44,860)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Lesley has 6 pts more first-gen students than College for Creative Studies (29% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Lesley costs about $1.8K less per year on average than College for Creative Studies ($36,413 vs. $38,224, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Lesley is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index

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%, Lesley 97%; College for Creative Studies's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
College for Creative Studies92%
Lesley97%
Quad's selectivity
  • College for Creative StudiesOpen
  • LesleyOpen
SAT middle 50%
College for Creative StudiesTest-blind
LesleyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College for Creative StudiesGPA and school record required
  • LesleyGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
College for Creative Studies1.2K
Lesley1.1K
Pell Grant share
College for Creative Studies30%
Lesley31%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at College for Creative Studies, and Psychology at Lesley.

Students per faculty member
College for Creative Studies10 to 1
Lesley10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College for Creative StudiesAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects26%
  • LesleyPsychology, General11%

What each costs

Lesley costs about $1.8K 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
Lesley$36.4K
Aid generosity
College for Creative Studies44%
Lesley34%

What each pays off

Lesley's former students earn more, a median $51.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
College for Creative Studies$44.9K
Lesley$51.2K
Graduation rate
College for Creative Studies61%
Lesley61%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College for Creative StudiesShrinking−22%
  • LesleyShrinking−11%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;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