CIA vs AIAM Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CIA is a private (not-for-profit) and AIAM is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than AIAM ($17,291).
It is harder to admit to CIA than AIAM.
CIA has more students with 584 students while AIAM has 360 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while AIAM's ratio is 12 to 1.
CIA has more full-time faculties with 52 faculties while AIAM has 14 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cleveland Institute of Art and American Institute of Alternative Medicine.

CIA	vs.	AIAM
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Columbus, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Other health professions school
$47,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,291
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$23,167	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,861

55.97 %	Acceptance Rates	83.75 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	100.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
73 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
80 %	Retention Rate	-
584	Student Population	360
52	Number of Faculties	14
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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