Cleveland State vs ONU

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Cleveland State is a public and ONU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
ONU has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,600) than Cleveland State ($17,973).
It is harder to admit to ONU than Cleveland State.
ONU has higher submitted ACT score (18) than Cleveland State (18).
Cleveland State has more students with 14,385 students while ONU has 3,015 students.
ONU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Cleveland State's ratio is 16 to 1.
Cleveland State has more full-time faculties with 554 faculties while ONU has 215 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cleveland State University and Ohio Northern University.

Cleveland State	vs.	ONU
Cleveland, Ohio	Location	Ada, Ohio
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$12,613 Out-Of-State$17,973	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,600
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$9,093	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,710

95.48 %	Acceptance Rates	73.35 %
16.24 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.64 %
-	SAT Score	1,290
18	ACT Score	27
48 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
39 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
69 %	Retention Rate	80 %
14,385	Student Population	3,015
554	Number of Faculties	215
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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