OH
Columbus College of Art & Design
4.37 incidents / 1,000 students
Columbus, OH · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Columbus College of Art & Design
Across 2022–2024, Columbus College of Art & Design reported 11 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Motor Vehicle Theft.
- 4.37
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,540
- Rank of 2,072
- #103
- OH rank
- 916
- Enrolled students
4.37 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Columbus College of Art & Design reports 4.37 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1900% above Southeast Arkansas College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Southeast Arkansas College (1.09/1k); Miami Regional University (0.00/1k); Fielding Graduate University (0.00/1k); Garden State Science and Technology Institute (0.00/1k); Helene Fuld College of Nursing (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Lourdes University (0.00/1k); Ursuline College (2.06/1k); Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (4.71/1k); Ohio State University-Marion Campus (4.71/1k); Wilberforce University (2.39/1k); Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Wilmington College (2.88/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 4.37
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,540
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 74%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 202170 · Columbus College of Art 4.37/1k score rate · #1,540/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 4.37/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,540/2,072
- ST-MID #103 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Southeast Arkansas College · +3.28
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 916
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Southeast Arkansas College (-3.28/1k)
Columbus College of Art & Design sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Southeast Arkansas College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Southeast Arkansas College (-3.28/1k). National rank #1,540 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Columbus College of Art & Design reports 4.37 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1900% above Southeast Arkansas College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Southeast Arkansas College (1.09/1k); Miami Regional University (0.00/1k); Fielding Graduate University (0.00/1k); Garden State Science and Technology Institute (0.00/1k); Helene Fuld College of Nursing (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Lourdes University (0.00/1k); Ursuline College (2.06/1k); Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (4.71/1k); Ohio State University-Marion Campus (4.71/1k); Wilberforce University (2.39/1k); Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Wilmington College (2.88/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Columbus College of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Columbus on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Miami Regional University · lowest peer 0
Miami Regional University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Fielding Graduate University · near 0
Fielding Graduate University — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Southeast Arkansas College · near 1.09
Southeast Arkansas College — near
1.09 per 1,000 students
- Columbus College of Art · this campus · highest
Columbus College of Art & Design — this campus · highest
4.37 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Columbus College of Art & Design's 4.37/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Columbus College of Art & Design increased from 3 to 4 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 OH 4-year peers in this comparison, Columbus College of Art & Design is larger than 53% and safer-reporting than 19% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Columbus College of Art & …: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Akron | 393 | 0.00 | 0 | 50 |
| Professional Skills Institute | 395 | 0.00 | 3 | 50 |
| Valor Christian College | 414 | 0.00 | 6 | 50 |
| Gods Bible School and College | 431 | 0.00 | 8 | 50 |
| Antioch University | 486 | 0.00 | 11 | 50 |
| United Theological Seminary | 510 | 0.00 | 14 | 50 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 545 | 16.51 | 17 | 0 |
| Defiance College | 568 | 1.76 | 19 | 33 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | 624 | 0.00 | 22 | 50 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 645 | 0.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Bluffton University | 646 | 6.19 | 28 | 6 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design (this campus) | 916 | 4.37 | 53 | 19 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Columbus College of Art & Design rose from 3 to 4 (+33%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 4). Falling over the same period: Rape (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Columbus College of Art & Design
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary and Fondling. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyColumbus College of Art & Design: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (4 → 4 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 9 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus College of Art & Design vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
AR
Southeast Arkansas College
1.09 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Miami Regional University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Columbus College of Art & Design sits on price and outcomes
At $29,439, Columbus College of Art & Design's reported average net price is cheaper than 90% among 228 Ohio colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,989.
- $29,439
- average net price
- $17,989
- Ohio median
- 1.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,910
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $24,204 for families reporting under $30,000 against $33,114 above $110,000, a difference of $8,910. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $29,439 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median earnings six years after entry ($30,590) are less than 1.0 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $40,825
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $40,825
- Avg Net Price
- $29,439
- Median Debt
- $27,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 39%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 59%
- Retention Rate
- 80%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $30,590
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $40,664
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 67%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,202 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, AR · 916 enrolled
Safety Score 1.09
Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL · 916 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA · 915 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Garden State Science and Technology Institute
Jersey City, NJ · 917 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY · 914 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Columbus College of Art & Design (national rank #1540) sits near Roxbury Community College (#1541) and Truman State University (#1539) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Columbus College of Art & Design, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL · 916 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA · 915 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY · 914 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL · 919 enrolled
Safety score 13.06
Erskine College
Due West, SC · 912 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Ottawa University-Surprise
Surprise, AZ · 912 enrolled
Safety score 6.58
Antioch University-Los Angeles
Culver City, CA · 910 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC · 910 enrolled
Safety score 7.69
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO · 3,664 enrolled
Safety score 4.37
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL · 1,837 enrolled
Safety score 4.35
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV · 23,024 enrolled
Safety score 4.34
Longwood University
Farmville, VA · 4,612 enrolled
Safety score 4.34
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · 6,356 enrolled
Safety score 4.41
Sterling College
Sterling, KS · 694 enrolled
Safety score 4.32
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI · 1,157 enrolled
Safety score 4.32
Nichols College
Dudley, MA · 1,392 enrolled
Safety score 4.31
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Columbus College of Art & Design safe?
Columbus College of Art & Design has a safety score of 4.37 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,540 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Southeast Arkansas College (1.09/1k). Same-state same-level set: Lourdes University (0.00/1k); Ursuline College (2.06/1k); Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (4.71/1k); Ohio State University-Marion Campus (4.71/1k); Wilberforce University (2.39/1k); Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Wilmington College (2.88/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k).
What crimes are reported at Columbus College of Art & Design?
For calendar year 2024, Columbus College of Art & Design reported Motor Vehicle Theft (4) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Columbus College of Art & Design compare to similar schools?
Columbus College of Art & Design reports 1900% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Southeast Arkansas College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Southeast Arkansas College (1.09/1k); Miami Regional University (0.00/1k); Fielding Graduate University (0.00/1k); Garden State Science and Technology Institute (0.00/1k); Helene Fuld College of Nursing (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Lourdes University (0.00/1k); Ursuline College (2.06/1k); Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (4.71/1k); Ohio State University-Marion Campus (4.71/1k); Wilberforce University (2.39/1k); Northeast Ohio Medical University (0.00/1k); Wilmington College (2.88/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k).
Does Columbus College of Art & Design have fire safety data?
Yes. Columbus College of Art & Design reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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