SCI-Arc 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.
SCI-Arc has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,564) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than SCI-Arc.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while SCI-Arc has 507 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SCI-Arc's ratio is 15 to 1.
SCI-Arc has more full-time faculties with 45 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern California Institute of Architecture and Laguna College of Art and Design.

SCI-Arc	vs.	LCAD
Los Angeles, 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
Other special-focus institution	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$53,564	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$23,962	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

83.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
6.96 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
77 %	Retention Rate	79 %
507	Student Population	760
45	Number of Faculties	24
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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