LCAD vs UC Merced 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 Merced is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Merced has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,944) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than LCAD.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 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-Merced.

LCAD	vs.	UC Merced
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Merced, 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$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	88%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$24,089

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	39.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
760	Student Population	9,103
24	Number of Faculties	450
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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