CIA vs OSU 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 OSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than OSU ($38,365).
It is harder to admit to OSU than CIA.
OSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than CIA (1,160).
OSU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than CIA (23).
OSU has more students with 60,540 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while OSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
OSU has more full-time faculties with 4,451 faculties while CIA has 52 full-time faculties.

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

CIA	vs.	OSU
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Columbus, 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 (very high research activity)
$47,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,859 Out-Of-State$38,365
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$23,167	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,125

55.97 %	Acceptance Rates	51.00 %
23.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,400
23	ACT Score	31
73 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
80 %	Retention Rate	93 %
584	Student Population	60,540
52	Number of Faculties	4,451
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, On-campus daycare

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