HMC 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
HMC has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,255) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to HMC than LCAD.
HMC has more students with 922 students while LCAD has 760 students.
HMC has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
HMC has more full-time faculties with 101 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Harvey Mudd College and Laguna College of Art and Design.

HMC	vs.	LCAD
Claremont, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$66,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$39,264	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
35.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
1,530	SAT Score	-
35	ACT Score	-
92 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
97 %	Retention Rate	79 %
922	Student Population	760
101	Number of Faculties	24
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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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