Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Maryville's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Columbus College of Art & Design

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Columbus College of Art & Design's yield is 18 pts higher than Maryville's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Maryville costs about $11.5K less per year on average than Columbus College of Art & Design ($22,575 vs. $34,068, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Maryville grads earn $8.6K more ten years out than Columbus College of Art & Design's ($49,279 vs. $40,664)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Maryville has 8 pts more first-gen students than Columbus College of Art & Design (32% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Columbus College of Art & Design graduates 5 pts more of its students than Maryville (62% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

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

Maryville admits 61%, Columbus College of Art & Design 68%; Columbus College of Art & Design's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Columbus College of Art & Design68%
Maryville61%
Quad's selectivity
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignSelective
  • MaryvilleAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Columbus College of Art & DesignTest-blind
MaryvilleTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignGPA required
  • MaryvilleGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Maryville is a bit larger than Columbus College of Art & Design (1,005 vs. 882 undergrads); Columbus College of Art & Design has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Columbus College of Art & Design882
Maryville1K
Pell Grant share
Columbus College of Art & Design39%
Maryville38%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Columbus College of Art & Design, and Business Administration and Management at Maryville.

Students per faculty member
Columbus College of Art & Design10 to 1
Maryville12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignIllustration33%
  • MaryvilleBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Maryville costs about $11.5K 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
Maryville$22.6K
Aid generosity
Columbus College of Art & Design40%
Maryville59%

What each pays off

Maryville's former students earn more, a median $49.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Columbus College of Art & Design$40.7K
Maryville$49.3K
Graduation rate
Columbus College of Art & Design62%
Maryville57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Columbus College of Art & DesignGrowing+63%
  • MaryvilleGrowing+66%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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