Caltech vs LCAD 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.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than LCAD.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while LCAD has 760 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and Laguna College of Art and Design.

Caltech	vs.	LCAD
Pasadena, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	77.61 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,401	Student Population	760
357	Number of Faculties	24
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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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