OSU 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.

OSU is a public and CIA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,880) than OSU ($38,365).
It is harder to admit to OSU than CIA.
OSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,400) than CIA (1,160).
OSU has higher submitted ACT score (31) than CIA (23).
OSU has more students with 60,540 students while CIA has 584 students.
CIA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while OSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
OSU has more full-time faculties with 4,451 faculties while CIA has 52 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Ohio State University-Main Campus and Cleveland Institute of Art.

OSU	vs.	CIA
Columbus, Ohio	Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$12,859 Out-Of-State$38,365	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,880
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$11,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,167

51.00 %	Acceptance Rates	55.97 %
23.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.01 %
1,400	SAT Score	1,160
31	ACT Score	23
88 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
93 %	Retention Rate	80 %
60,540	Student Population	584
4,451	Number of Faculties	52
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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