SVA 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.

SVA is a private (for-profit) and Elim is a private (not-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 - School of Visual Arts and Elim Bible Institute and College.

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

91.01 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
23.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	51.72 %
1,330	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
73 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	100 %
4,127	Student Population	114
188	Number of Faculties	4
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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