unitid 202170 · Columbus, OH · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Columbus College of Art & Design
- enrollment 2023
- 996
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
68%
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
882
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
39%
undergrads on Pell grants
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
56%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$54,443
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$29,439
after aid, aided students
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,664
after entry, Title IV students
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $24,204 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $58,108
- First-generation students
- 25%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,825
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. | 132 | $40,747 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications. | 52 | $37,010 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 16 | $39,225 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 15 | $40,134 | $27,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 11 | $50,640 | — |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry. | 2 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | — | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.