Design Institute of San Diego 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.

Design Institute of San Diego is a private (for-profit) and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than Design Institute of San Diego ($29,350).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than Design Institute of San Diego.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while Design Institute of San Diego has 101 students.
Design Institute of San Diego has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
LCAD has more full-time faculties with 24 faculties while Design Institute of San Diego has 2 full-time faculties.

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

Design Institute of San Diego	vs.	LCAD
San Diego, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$29,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$6,360	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

87.50 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
28.57 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
33 %	Retention Rate	79 %
101	Student Population	760
2	Number of Faculties	24
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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