Cal Poly 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.

Cal Poly is a public and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than LCAD.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and Laguna College of Art and Design.

Cal Poly	vs.	LCAD
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$7,853	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

30.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
94 %	Retention Rate	79 %
22,000	Student Population	760
881	Number of Faculties	24
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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