Quad

Head-to-head

College for Creative Studies
Pacific

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  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

    College for Creative Studies's yield is 12 pts higher than Pacific's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

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

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Pacific's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at College for Creative Studies

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

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

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Pacific is more diverse (index 0.74 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

Pacific admits 90%, College for Creative Studies 92%; College for Creative Studies's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
College for Creative Studies92%
Pacific90%
Quad's selectivity
  • College for Creative StudiesOpen
  • PacificOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
College for Creative StudiesTest-blind
Pacific
900–1240
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College for Creative StudiesGPA and school record required
  • PacificGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Pacific is a bit larger than College for Creative Studies (1,516 vs. 1,230 undergrads); College for Creative Studies has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College for Creative Studies1.2K
Pacific1.5K
Pell Grant share
College for Creative Studies30%
Pacific28%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at College for Creative Studies, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Pacific.

Students per faculty member
College for Creative Studies10 to 1
Pacific10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College for Creative StudiesAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects26%
  • PacificExercise Science and Kinesiology13%

What each costs

Pacific costs about $2.2K less a year than College for Creative Studies on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College for Creative Studies$38.2K
Pacific$36.1K
Aid generosity
College for Creative Studies44%
Pacific50%

What each pays off

Pacific's former students earn more, a median $60.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
College for Creative Studies$44.9K
Pacific$60.6K
Graduation rate
College for Creative Studies61%
Pacific72%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • College for Creative StudiesShrinking−22%
  • PacificGrowing+12%
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