LCAD vs The Art Institute of California

Compare two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco with tuition and admission information where LCAD is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Laguna Beach, CA and The Art Institute of California is a four-years, private (for-profit) located in San Francisco, CA.

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

LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and The Art Institute of California is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than The Art Institute of California ($18,742).
LCAD has more students with 760 students while The Art Institute of California has 472 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while The Art Institute of California 's ratio is 12 to 1.
LCAD has more full-time faculties with 24 faculties while The Art Institute of California has 11 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco.

LCAD	vs.	The Art Institute of California
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Francisco, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	$18,742
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	-
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	-

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	-
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	-
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	26 %
760	Student Population	472
24	Number of Faculties	11
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	-

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