Elim vs CIA 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 - Elim Bible Institute and College and Culinary Institute of America.

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

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.99 %
51.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	34.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,080
-	ACT Score	22
75 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
100 %	Retention Rate	65 %
114	Student Population	3,124
4	Number of Faculties	130
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	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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