CSUN 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.

CSUN 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 CSUN ($18,975).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than CSUN.
CSUN has more students with 37,579 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CSUN's ratio is 24 to 1.
CSUN has more full-time faculties with 906 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

CSUN	vs.	LCAD
Northridge, 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$7,095 Out-Of-State$18,975	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,447	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
55 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
75 %	Retention Rate	79 %
37,579	Student Population	760
906	Number of Faculties	24
24 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

See Full Comparison