SCU 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.
SCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,241) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to SCU than LCAD.
SCU has more students with 9,178 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SCU's ratio is 12 to 1.
SCU has more full-time faculties with 585 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Santa Clara University and Laguna College of Art and Design.

SCU	vs.	LCAD
Santa Clara, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$59,241	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$26,351	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

44.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
1,420	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	79 %
9,178	Student Population	760
585	Number of Faculties	24
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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