Cleveland State vs CIA

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Cleveland State is a public and CIA is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (18) 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 State University and Cleveland Institute of Art.

Cleveland State	vs.	CIA
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$12,613 Out-Of-State$17,973	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,880
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$9,093	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,167

95.48 %	Acceptance Rates	56.28 %
16.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.69 %
-	SAT Score	1,160
18	ACT Score	23
48 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
39 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
69 %	Retention Rate	80 %
14,385	Student Population	584
554	Number of Faculties	52
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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