Quad

Head-to-head

Pacific
College for Creative Studies

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
Pacific90%
College for Creative Studies92%
Quad's selectivity
  • PacificOpen
  • College for Creative StudiesOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Pacific
900–1240
College for Creative StudiesTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PacificGPA and school record required
  • College for Creative StudiesGPA 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
Pacific1.5K
College for Creative Studies1.2K
Pell Grant share
Pacific28%
College for Creative Studies30%

Majors and faculty

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

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

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
Pacific$36.1K
College for Creative Studies$38.2K
Aid generosity
Pacific50%
College for Creative Studies44%

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
Pacific$60.6K
College for Creative Studies$44.9K
Graduation rate
Pacific72%
College for Creative Studies61%

How each has changed

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

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