Mines vs The Art Institute of Colorado

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Mines is a public and The Art Institute of Colorado is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Mines has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,376) than The Art Institute of Colorado ($17,626).
Mines has more students with 7,403 students while The Art Institute of Colorado has 611 students.
The Art Institute of Colorado has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Mines's ratio is 17 to 1.
Mines has more full-time faculties with 328 faculties while The Art Institute of Colorado has 13 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colorado School of Mines and The Art Institute of Colorado.

Mines	vs.	The Art Institute of Colorado
Golden, Colorado	Location	Denver, Colorado
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification
In-State$21,186 Out-Of-State$44,376	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,626
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	-
$11,504	Average Amount of Financial Aid	-

60.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
25.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,400	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	-
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	19 %
7,403	Student Population	611
328	Number of Faculties	13
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	-

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