Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Columbus College of Art & Design's yield is 17 pts higher than Huntingdon's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Huntingdon costs about $10K less per year on average than Columbus College of Art & Design ($24,072 vs. $34,068, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Huntingdon has 10 pts more first-gen students than Columbus College of Art & Design (35% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Huntingdon grads earn $8.9K more ten years out than Columbus College of Art & Design's ($49,601 vs. $40,664)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Columbus College of Art & Design graduates 6 pts more of its students than Huntingdon (62% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Huntingdon's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Columbus College of Art & Design

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Columbus College of Art & Design admits 68%, Huntingdon 69%; Columbus College of Art & Design's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Columbus College of Art & Design68%
Huntingdon69%
Quad's selectivity
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignSelective
  • HuntingdonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Columbus College of Art & DesignTest-blind
Huntingdon
1006–1220
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignGPA required
  • HuntingdonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Columbus College of Art & Design and Huntingdon are about the same size; Huntingdon has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Columbus College of Art & Design882
Huntingdon879
Pell Grant share
Columbus College of Art & Design39%
Huntingdon40%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Columbus College of Art & Design, and Business/Commerce at Huntingdon.

Students per faculty member
Columbus College of Art & Design10 to 1
Huntingdon15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignIllustration33%
  • HuntingdonBusiness/Commerce, General17%

What each costs

Huntingdon costs about $10K less a year than Columbus College of Art & Design on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Columbus College of Art & Design$34.1K
Huntingdon$24.1K
Aid generosity
Columbus College of Art & Design40%
Huntingdon43%

What each pays off

Huntingdon's former students earn more, a median $49.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Columbus College of Art & Design$40.7K
Huntingdon$49.6K
Graduation rate
Columbus College of Art & Design62%
Huntingdon56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Columbus College of Art & Design got more selective while Huntingdon got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignGrowing+63%
  • HuntingdonGrowing+89%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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