LCAD vs Caltech 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.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than LCAD.
Caltech has more students with 2,401 students while LCAD has 760 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

LCAD	vs.	Caltech
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$11,799	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$52,266

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	3.14 %
64.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.56 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
79 %	Retention Rate	98 %
760	Student Population	2,401
24	Number of Faculties	357
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, 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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