Cal State LA vs LCAD

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Cal State LA 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 LA ($18,698).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than Cal State LA.
Cal State LA has more students with 26,460 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cal State LA's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State LA has more full-time faculties with 696 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

Cal State LA	vs.	LCAD
Los Angeles, 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
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$6,818 Out-Of-State$18,698	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,096	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

92.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
12.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
51 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	79 %
26,460	Student Population	760
696	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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