LCAD vs UC Riverside

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 Riverside is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UC Riverside has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,947) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UC Riverside than LCAD.
UC Riverside has more students with 26,809 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UC Riverside's ratio is 24 to 1.
UC Riverside has more full-time faculties with 1,051 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-Riverside.

LCAD	vs.	UC Riverside
Laguna Beach, California	Location	Riverside, 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$14,170 Out-Of-State$44,947
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$11,780	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,324

77.99 %	Acceptance Rates	63.00 %
65.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
63 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
79 %	Retention Rate	87 %
760	Student Population	26,809
24	Number of Faculties	1,051
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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