LCAD vs Cal Poly 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.

LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal Poly is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than Cal Poly ($30,995).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than LCAD.
Cal Poly has more students with 22,000 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 20 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 881 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

LCAD	vs.	Cal Poly
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Luis Obispo, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,075 Out-Of-State$30,995
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$11,799	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,975

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	29.75 %
64.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.83 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
79 %	Retention Rate	94 %
760	Student Population	22,000
24	Number of Faculties	881
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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