Columbus College of Art & Design Ranking Badges

CCAD earned 7 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 276 in Most Focused for Graphic Communications, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 7 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 1
Highest placement: #3 of 276, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 52
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Columbus College of Art & Design Earned?

Columbus College of Art & Design holds 7 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	3
Total	7

What Is Columbus College of Art & Design Known For?

Columbus College of Art & Design is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 4 of its 7 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Graphic Communications, Design & Applied Arts and Fine & Studio Arts.

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Ranking	Top 15%	Top 1%
Most Popular	✓
Graphic Communications
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Design & Applied Arts
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused			✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Focused	✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Focused		✓

How Does Columbus College of Art & Design Rank for Veterans?

Columbus College of Art & Design earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,128 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Columbus College of Art & Design appears in 52 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.