AAC vs Cleveland State

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AAC is a private (not-for-profit) and Cleveland State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
AAC has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,953) than Cleveland State ($17,973).
It is harder to admit to AAC than Cleveland State.
Cleveland State has more students with 14,385 students while AAC has 263 students.
AAC has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Cleveland State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Cleveland State has more full-time faculties with 554 faculties while AAC has 11 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Art Academy of Cincinnati and Cleveland State University.

AAC	vs.	Cleveland State
Cincinnati, Ohio	Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$37,953	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,613 Out-Of-State$17,973
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$16,913	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,093

33.14 %	Acceptance Rates	95.48 %
16.29 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.24 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	18
49 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	39 %
70 %	Retention Rate	69 %
263	Student Population	14,385
11	Number of Faculties	554
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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