Columbus College of Art and Design - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  3	Class Rank
  2	School's Recommendation
  4	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  N	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  E	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank for 1994

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 2.7.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	17%
  Second fifth	24%
  Third fifth	31%
  Fourth fifth	24%
  Bottom fifth	4%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• 23% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 46% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  700-800	n/a	1%
  600-699	7%	12%
  500-599	26%	26%
  400-499	38%	37%
  Below 400	29%	24%

• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	1%
  24-29	n/a	n/a	21%
  18-23	n/a	n/a	53%
  12-17	n/a	n/a	25%