LCAD vs CSUN 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 CSUN is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than CSUN ($18,975).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than CSUN.
CSUN has more students with 37,579 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CSUN's ratio is 24 to 1.
CSUN has more full-time faculties with 906 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-Northridge.

LCAD	vs.	CSUN
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Northridge, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,095 Out-Of-State$18,975
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	75%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,447

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	93.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
79 %	Retention Rate	75 %
760	Student Population	37,579
24	Number of Faculties	906
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 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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