CIA vs Central State

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CIA is a private (not-for-profit) and Central State is a public 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 - Cleveland Institute of Art and Central State University.

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

55.97 %	Acceptance Rates	46.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	37.98 %
1,160	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
73 %	Graduation Rate	25 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
80 %	Retention Rate	41 %
584	Student Population	5,434
52	Number of Faculties	103
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 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, Placement services

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