LCAD vs San Diego State

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 San Diego State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than San Diego State ($20,170).
It is harder to admit to San Diego State than LCAD.
San Diego State has more students with 37,402 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while San Diego State's ratio is 25 to 1.
San Diego State has more full-time faculties with 954 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and San Diego State University.

LCAD	vs.	San Diego State
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Diego, 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$8,290 Out-Of-State$20,170
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,114

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	34.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
79 %	Retention Rate	89 %
760	Student Population	37,402
24	Number of Faculties	954
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	25 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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