CIA vs Elim 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 ($37,240) than Elim ($9,678).
It is harder to admit to CIA than Elim.
CIA has more students with 3,124 students while Elim has 114 students.
Elim has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CIA's ratio is 20 to 1.
CIA has more full-time faculties with 130 faculties while Elim has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Culinary Institute of America and Elim Bible Institute and College.

CIA	vs.	Elim
Hyde Park, New York	Location	Lima, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Associate's - Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$37,240	2024 Tuition & Fees	$9,678
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$19,169	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,012

91.99 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
34.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	51.72 %
1,080	SAT Score	-
22	ACT Score	-
70 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
65 %	Retention Rate	100 %
3,124	Student Population	114
130	Number of Faculties	4
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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