LCAD vs UCLA 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 UCLA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UCLA has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,524) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UCLA than LCAD.
UCLA has more students with 46,430 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UCLA's ratio is 18 to 1.
UCLA has more full-time faculties with 4,153 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-Los Angeles.

LCAD	vs.	UCLA
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Los Angeles, 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$13,747 Out-Of-State$44,524
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	55%
$11,799	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,007

77.61 %	Acceptance Rates	8.73 %
64.90 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	51.70 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
79 %	Retention Rate	97 %
760	Student Population	46,430
24	Number of Faculties	4,153
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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