LEC 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 ($47,880) than LEC ($36,032).
It is harder to admit to CIA than LEC.
CIA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,040) than LEC (1,040).
CIA has higher submitted ACT score (22) than LEC (22).
LEC has more students with 906 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while LEC's ratio is 11 to 1.
CIA has more full-time faculties with 52 faculties while LEC has 47 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lake Erie College and Cleveland Institute of Art.

LEC	vs.	CIA
Painesville, Ohio	Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$36,032	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,880
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$25,220	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,167

64.12 %	Acceptance Rates	56.28 %
24.44 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.69 %
1,040	SAT Score	1,160
22	ACT Score	23
42 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
66 %	Retention Rate	80 %
906	Student Population	584
47	Number of Faculties	52
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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