LCAD vs San Francisco 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 Francisco State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than San Francisco State ($19,304).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than San Francisco State.
San Francisco State has more students with 25,282 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while San Francisco State's ratio is 19 to 1.
San Francisco State has more full-time faculties with 840 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 State University.

LCAD	vs.	San Francisco State
Laguna Beach, California	Location	San Francisco, 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$7,424 Out-Of-State$19,304
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$11,799	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,931

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	96.15 %
64.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.39 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
79 %	Retention Rate	85 %
760	Student Population	25,282
24	Number of Faculties	840
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 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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