CIA vs LEC 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than LEC ($36,032).
It is harder to admit to CIA than LEC.
CIA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than LEC (1,040).
CIA has higher submitted ACT score (23) than LEC (22).
LEC has more students with 906 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while LEC's ratio is 11 to 1.
CIA has more full-time faculties with 52 faculties while LEC has 47 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cleveland Institute of Art and Lake Erie College.

CIA	vs.	LEC
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Painesville, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$47,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,032
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$23,167	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,220

55.97 %	Acceptance Rates	64.04 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.95 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,040
23	ACT Score	22
73 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
80 %	Retention Rate	66 %
584	Student Population	906
52	Number of Faculties	47
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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