SFCM vs LCAD 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.
SFCM has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,550) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to SFCM than LCAD.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while SFCM has 437 students.
SFCM has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
SFCM has more full-time faculties with 29 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Laguna College of Art and Design.

SFCM	vs.	LCAD
San Francisco, California	Location	Laguna Beach, 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	School of art, music, and design
$54,550	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$29,697	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

51.94 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
24.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
62 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	79 %
437	Student Population	760
29	Number of Faculties	24
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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