Central State vs CIA

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Central State is a public and CIA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than Central State ($9,824).
It is harder to admit to Central State than CIA.
Central State has more students with 5,434 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Central State's ratio is 21 to 1.
Central State has more full-time faculties with 103 faculties while CIA has 52 full-time faculties.

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

Central State	vs.	CIA
Wilberforce, Ohio	Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$7,824 Out-Of-State$9,824	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,880
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$2,415	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,167

46.00 %	Acceptance Rates	55.97 %
37.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,160
-	ACT Score	23
25 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
41 %	Retention Rate	80 %
5,434	Student Population	584
103	Number of Faculties	52
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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