San Francisco State vs LCAD

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

San Francisco State is a public and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than San Francisco State ($19,304).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than San Francisco State.
San Francisco State has more students with 25,282 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while San Francisco State's ratio is 19 to 1.
San Francisco State has more full-time faculties with 840 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

San Francisco State	vs.	LCAD
San Francisco, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$7,424 Out-Of-State$19,304	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
60%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$8,914	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

96.15 %	Acceptance Rates	77.61 %
10.39 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
54 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	79 %
25,282	Student Population	760
840	Number of Faculties	24
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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