LCAD vs SFCM 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
SFCM has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,550) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to SFCM than LCAD.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while SFCM has 437 students.
SFCM has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
SFCM has more full-time faculties with 29 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

LCAD	vs.	SFCM
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Francisco, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	$54,550
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,697

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	51.94 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.12 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	90 %
760	Student Population	437
24	Number of Faculties	29
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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