LCAD vs SCI-Arc 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.
SCI-Arc has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,564) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than SCI-Arc.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while SCI-Arc has 507 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SCI-Arc's ratio is 15 to 1.
SCI-Arc has more full-time faculties with 45 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and Southern California Institute of Architecture.

LCAD	vs.	SCI-Arc
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Los Angeles, 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	Other special-focus institution
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	$53,564
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,962

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	83.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	6.96 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	85 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	77 %
760	Student Population	507
24	Number of Faculties	45
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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