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Columbus College of Art & Design

CCAD

Columbus, Ohio 43215

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

72%Admit rate
$30,139Avg net price
61%Grad in 4 yrs
891Undergrads

Close-knit campus

Columbus College of Art & Design is a private urban institution in Columbus, Ohio. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.

A small campus of 891 undergraduates with a 9:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

61% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $40,664 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $30,139.

Established
1879
Motto
Think. Do. Thrive.
Type
Private art school
72%
Acceptance
—
SAT Avg
891
Undergrads
9:1
Student : Faculty
61%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$40,664
Earnings 10yr
$30,139
Avg Net Price

More About This School

History & Fun Facts

  • •History Early history: 1879–1930 First graduating class at CCAD CCAD was founded in 1879 as the Columbus Art School.
  • •The idea for the school started in 1878, when a group of women formed the Columbus Art Association.
  • •The first day of classes was January 6, 1879, on the top floor of the Sessions Building at Long and High.
  • •Use of that floor had been donated by Francis Sessions, an art-minded banker and entrepreneur, and one of the first trustees of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts.
  • •In 1885, the school moved to the Tuller Building at Gay and Fourth St due to the poor ventilation and vapors rising from the Troy Steam Laundry on the floors below the school in the Sessions Block.

Source: Wikipedia

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