Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus College of Art & Design admitted 68% of applicants. Its average net price after aid was $27,723 a year. Within six years, 61% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 68%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $57,491 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $27,723 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $24,208 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $42,200 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 61%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $47,378 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 882
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 47%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 72%
- Communications technologies
- 28%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Augustana University SD · 68% admitted
- Converse University SC · 68% admitted
- Lipscomb University TN · 68% admitted
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA · 68% admitted
- Brigham Young University UT · 68% admitted
- Drew University NJ · 68% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.