LCAD vs Fresno State

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LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than Fresno State ($19,614).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 15,109 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 23 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 392 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-San Marcos.

LCAD	vs.	Fresno State
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Marcos, 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$7,734 Out-Of-State$19,614
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$11,799	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,890

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	95.70 %
64.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.66 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
79 %	Retention Rate	72 %
760	Student Population	15,109
24	Number of Faculties	392
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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