CIA vs BGSU 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 BGSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than BGSU ($21,378).
It is harder to admit to CIA than BGSU.
CIA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than BGSU (1,110).
CIA has higher submitted ACT score (23) than BGSU (22).
BGSU has more students with 16,920 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while BGSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
BGSU has more full-time faculties with 715 faculties while CIA has 52 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cleveland Institute of Art and Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.

CIA	vs.	BGSU
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Bowling Green, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$47,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,390 Out-Of-State$21,378
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$23,167	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,761

55.97 %	Acceptance Rates	81.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,110
23	ACT Score	22
73 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
80 %	Retention Rate	77 %
584	Student Population	16,920
52	Number of Faculties	715
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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