CIA vs Cleveland State

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CIA is a private (not-for-profit) and Cleveland State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than Cleveland State ($17,973).
It is harder to admit to CIA than Cleveland State.
CIA has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Cleveland State (18).
Cleveland State has more students with 14,385 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Cleveland State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Cleveland State has more full-time faculties with 554 faculties while CIA has 52 full-time faculties.

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

CIA	vs.	Cleveland State
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Cleveland, 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$12,613 Out-Of-State$17,973
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$23,167	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,093

55.97 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	18
73 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	39 %
80 %	Retention Rate	69 %
584	Student Population	14,385
52	Number of Faculties	554
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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