Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CCAD

At Columbus College of Art & Design, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 84.22%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 71.97%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Columbus College of Art & Design than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Columbus College of Art & Design have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 37.47%, and the 2024 yield is 30.93%. The number of CCAD applicants increased by 11.73% (91 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.22%, and this year's acceptance rate is 71.97% at Columbus College of Art & Design. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.24% and women students' rate is 86.82%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Columbus College of Art & Design than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Columbus College of Art & Design have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Columbus College of Art & Design over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	85.51%	82.81%	89.66%
2014-15	88.64% 3.13%	87.63% -0.44%	89.22% -0.44%
2015-16	76.62% -12.02%	76.50% -10.31%	78.91% -10.31%
2016-17	75.60% -1.02%	72.77% 3.27%	82.19% 3.27%
2017-18	70.11% -5.49%	64.78% -6.50%	75.68% -6.50%
2018-19	88.49% 18.38%	81.56% 15.64%	91.32% 15.64%
2019-20	92.81% 4.32%	90.43% 2.37%	93.68% 2.37%
2020-21	91.69% -1.12%	86.45% -0.43%	93.26% -0.43%
2021-22	93.97% 2.28%	92.06% 1.82%	95.08% 1.82%
2022-23	90.98% -2.99%	88.83% -3.02%	92.06% -3.02%
2023-24	71.97% -19.01%	58.82% -18.08%	73.98% -18.08%
Average	84.22%	80.24%	86.82%

Columbus College of Art & Design Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.47% where the current academic year yield is 30.93%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Columbus College of Art & Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40.41%	44.81%	38.35%
2014-15	50.94% 10.53%	47.65% 1.99%	40.34% 1.99%
2015-16	43.99% -6.95%	40.36% 5.69%	46.03% 5.69%
2016-17	48.51% 4.53%	54.68% 1.08%	47.11% 1.08%
2017-18	32.95% -15.57%	30.77% -11.91%	35.20% -11.91%
2018-19	32.44% -0.51%	36.68% -4.30%	30.90% -4.30%
2019-20	36.79% 4.35%	43.39% 3.56%	34.46% 3.56%
2020-21	36.08% -0.71%	35.82% 1.70%	36.16% 1.70%
2021-22	26.97% -9.12%	32.76% -11.11%	25.05% -11.11%
2022-23	32.15% 5.19%	31.74% 4.47%	29.53% 4.47%
2023-24	30.93% -1.22%	30.00% -2.63%	26.90% -2.63%
Average	37.47%	38.97%	35.46%

Columbus College of Art & Design Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 774, the average number of admitted is 646, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 238. The number of CCAD applicants increased by 11.73% (91 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Columbus College of Art & Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	683	584	236
2014-15	660 -23	585 62	298 62
2015-16	727 67	557 -53	245 -53
2016-17	668 -59	505 0	245 0
2017-18	1,104 436	774 10	255 10
2018-19	843 -261	746 -13	242 -13
2019-20	779 -64	723 24	266 24
2020-21	674 -105	618 -43	223 -43
2021-22	730 56	686 -38	185 -38
2022-23	776 46	706 42	227 42
2023-24	867 91	624 -34	193 -34
Average	774	646	238

Columbus College of Art & Design Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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