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Columbus College of Art & Design

Columbus, OH · Private · Large city · CCAD

Private institution in Columbus, OH · 891 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $40,664 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,1391,725th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,6501,627th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,6501,593rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,5811,539th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,6641,579th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,5901,726th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.3%723rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.3%1,059th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.7%653rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
8911,422nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.8%710th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 157 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$31,647$25,525
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$26,710$25,936
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$26,037$26,353
Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technologybachelors$20,748$20,140
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Columbus College of Art & Design’s 891 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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