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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has 5 pts more first-gen students than Columbus College of Art & Design (30% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Columbus College of Art & Design has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (39% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.53)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Columbus College of Art & Design882
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design837
Pell Grant share
Columbus College of Art & Design39%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design37%
First-gen share
Columbus College of Art & Design25%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design30%
Diversity index
Columbus College of Art & Design0.53
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design0.55

Who they are

Men
Columbus College of Art & Design27%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design19%
Part-time students
Columbus College of Art & Design2%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design1%
Students 25 and older
Columbus College of Art & Design7%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design3%

Race & ethnicity

Columbus College of Art & Design
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Columbus College of Art & Design70%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design61%
First-years from other states
Columbus College of Art & Design21%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design37%
First-years from abroad
Columbus College of Art & Design0%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design0%
New transfer students this fall
Columbus College of Art & Design40
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design37
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Columbus College of Art & Design15%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design15%

Campus

Columbus College of Art & Design
Large city
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Large cityStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why