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Columbus College of Art & Design

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Columbus, OHSee your chances →private nonprofitSpecial Focus Four-Year

Acceptance Rate

67.7%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$39,650

Undergrad Enrollment

891

Applicants

867

Yield Rate

30.9%

Student:Faculty

9:1

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What you pay

$29,439/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $117,756 over four years.

What grads earn

$43,661/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$47,062 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.7 years of pay.

57% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

26%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Columbus College of Art & Design’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$24,204
$30–48k$27,218
$48–75k$27,534
$75–110k$29,717
Over $110k$33,114

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

60%

Completion · all

63%

Completion · Pell

56%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

59%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
867
Admitted
62271.7%
Enrolled
19231% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft43

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Illustration78 grads
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects40 grads
Commercial and Advertising Art31 grads
Interior Design12 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General12 grads
Fashion/Apparel Design11 grads
Photography9 grads
Game and Interactive Media Design8 grads
Cinematography and Film/Video Production7 grads
Industrial and Product Design7 grads

4yr Grad Rate

55%

6yr Grad Rate

60%

Retention Rate

80%

Median Earnings

$40,664