FIDM LA 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.

FIDM LA 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 FIDM LA ($34,325).
It is harder to admit to FIDM LA than LCAD.
FIDM LA has more students with 1,814 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while FIDM LA's ratio is 17 to 1.
LCAD has more full-time faculties with 24 faculties while FIDM LA has 16 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and Laguna College of Art and Design.

FIDM LA	vs.	LCAD
Los Angeles, 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
Baccalaureate/Associate's College	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$34,325	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,648	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

41.50 %	Acceptance Rates	77.61 %
28.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
75 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
-	Retention Rate	79 %
1,814	Student Population	760
16	Number of Faculties	24
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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