LCAD vs Cal State Long Beach

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LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and Cal State Long Beach is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than Cal State Long Beach ($18,888).
It is harder to admit to Cal State Long Beach than LCAD.
Cal State Long Beach has more students with 38,973 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Cal State Long Beach's ratio is 22 to 1.
Cal State Long Beach has more full-time faculties with 1,087 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and California State University-Long Beach.

LCAD	vs.	Cal State Long Beach
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Long Beach, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,008 Out-Of-State$18,888
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,847

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	47.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
79 %	Retention Rate	85 %
760	Student Population	38,973
24	Number of Faculties	1,087
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 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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