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Columbus College of Art and Design is a private located in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus College of Art and Design is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Columbus College of Art and Design is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,557 10 years after enrolling, 78th in Ohio, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Columbus College of Art and Design bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Columbus College of Art and Design is ranked 46th in Ohio.
Columbus College of Art and Design’s median net annual cost of $26,493 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Columbus College of Art and Design sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, FIlm, Video & Photography, Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$26,493
Average years to graduate
4.3
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Columbus College of Art and Design - Visual & Performing Arts - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Columbus College of Art and Design is 7% higher than the state average, and 2% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Columbus College of Art and Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 41% of the measured graduating class, 6% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Columbus College of Art and Design graduates within 4.2 years.
Columbus College of Art and Design is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Columbus College of Art and Design’s economic mobility score of 2.39 is calculated by adjusting the 14.75 economic score of lower-income students by the 41% pell grant recipients within the student body. Columbus College of Art and Design’s EMS of 2.39 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Columbus College of Art and Design pays $26,493 a year, $25,145 less than the $51,638 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,493
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Columbus College of Art and Design, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,493 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 71% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,003. This is 17% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,502
Pell grants
$4,914
State grants
$3,095
Institutional grants
$20,704
Columbus College of Art and Design's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 730 applicants, of which 689 were admitted and 189 enrolled. Columbus College of Art and Design has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Columbus College of Art and Design does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
70%
59%
First time
69%
59%
In-state
66%
68%
1st generation
25%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%