Quad

Head-to-head

Cleveland Institute of Art
Tabor

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tabor's yield is 18 pts higher than Cleveland Institute of Art's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Tabor costs about $11K less per year on average than Cleveland Institute of Art ($20,681 vs. $31,693, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Cleveland Institute of Art graduates 13 pts more of its students than Tabor (65% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Tabor grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Cleveland Institute of Art's ($54,058 vs. $42,509)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Tabor's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Cleveland Institute of Art

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Tabor has 5 pts more first-gen students than Cleveland Institute of Art (31% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Cleveland Institute of Art admits 61%, Tabor 65%; Tabor's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
Cleveland Institute of Art61%
Tabor65%
Quad's selectivity
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtSelective
  • TaborAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Cleveland Institute of Art
980–1280
TaborNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtGPA and school record required
  • TaborGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Cleveland Institute of Art and Tabor are about the same size; Cleveland Institute of Art has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cleveland Institute of Art539
Tabor494
Pell Grant share
Cleveland Institute of Art42%
Tabor38%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Cleveland Institute of Art, and Psychology at Tabor; Cleveland Institute of Art has 9 students per faculty member to Tabor's 15.

Students per faculty member
Cleveland Institute of Art9 to 1
Tabor15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtIllustration34%
  • TaborPsychology, General13%

What each costs

Tabor costs about $11K less a year than Cleveland Institute of Art on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Cleveland Institute of Art$31.7K
Tabor$20.7K
Aid generosity
Cleveland Institute of Art52%
Tabor59%

What each pays off

Tabor's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cleveland Institute of Art$42.5K
Tabor$54.1K
Graduation rate
Cleveland Institute of Art65%
Tabor53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtGrowing+37%
  • TaborGrowing+16%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why