Elim vs SVA Academic Comparison

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Elim is a private (not-for-profit) and SVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,140) than Elim ($9,678).
It is harder to admit to SVA than Elim.
SVA has more students with 4,127 students while Elim has 114 students.
SVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Elim's ratio is 9 to 1.
SVA has more full-time faculties with 188 faculties while Elim has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Elim Bible Institute and College and School of Visual Arts.

Elim	vs.	SVA
Lima, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Associate's - Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$9,678	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,140
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$9,012	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,178

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.01 %
51.72 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,330
-	ACT Score	30
75 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
100 %	Retention Rate	86 %
114	Student Population	4,127
4	Number of Faculties	188
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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