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.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $30,1391,735th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,6501,644th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,6501,610th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,5811,553rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,6641,587th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,5901,737th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.3%727th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.3%1,066th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 71.7%661st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8911,424th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.8%718th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,647 | $25,525 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,710 | $25,936 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,037 | $26,353 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $20,748 | $20,140 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteccad.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 202170)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
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