LCAD vs UC Berkeley 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.

LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and UC Berkeley is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Berkeley has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,627) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UC Berkeley than LCAD.
UC Berkeley has more students with 45,307 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UC Berkeley's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Berkeley has more full-time faculties with 1,847 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Laguna College of Art and Design and University of California-Berkeley.

LCAD	vs.	UC Berkeley
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Berkeley, 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 (very high research activity)
$35,650	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,850 Out-Of-State$45,627
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	59%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,200

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	12.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	96 %
760	Student Population	45,307
24	Number of Faculties	1,847
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, 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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