Cal State Long Beach vs LCAD

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Cal State Long Beach 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 State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Long Beach than LCAD.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cal State Long Beach's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State Long Beach has more full-time faculties with 1,087 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California State University-Long Beach and Laguna College of Art and Design.

Cal State Long Beach	vs.	LCAD
Long Beach, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$10,062	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,799

47.12 %	Acceptance Rates	77.61 %
15.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
70 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	79 %
38,973	Student Population	760
1,087	Number of Faculties	24
22 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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