10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$345,746at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Columbus College of Art & Design
⌖ Columbus, OH · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$345,746 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−116%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,201Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$29,439Average net price / year
$54,443Cost of attendance
$40,201Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.6%Completion rate
67.7%Admission rate
882Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$26,716Year 1
$41,994Year 4
$40,201Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$48,2042Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$43,6613Visual and Performing Arts, General · Master's Degree$35,8874Graphic Communications · Bachelor's Degree$33,3895Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$32,061Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art
- Annual net price
- $29,208
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,687
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -125%
Defiance College
- Annual net price
- $26,337
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,809
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
Art Academy of Cincinnati
- Annual net price
- $34,253
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,134
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -131%
Ohio Christian University
- Annual net price
- $20,607
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,633
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,204 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,661 | $27,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | $35,887 | Not available |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $33,389 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $32,061 | $27,000 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.