RPI 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.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Elim ($9,678).
It is harder to admit to RPI than Elim.
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Elim has 114 students.
Elim has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while RPI's ratio is 12 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Elim has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Elim Bible Institute and College.

RPI	vs.	Elim
Troy, New York	Location	Lima, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	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	Associate's - Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	$9,678
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,012

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	51.72 %
1,410	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	100 %
6,968	Student Population	114
414	Number of Faculties	4
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, 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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