UC Merced 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.

UC Merced is a public and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UC Merced has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,944) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UC Merced than LCAD.
UC Merced has more students with 9,103 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UC Merced's ratio is 19 to 1.
UC Merced has more full-time faculties with 450 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

UC Merced	vs.	LCAD
Merced, 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$14,167 Out-Of-State$44,944	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$24,089	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

39.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
9.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
67 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
82 %	Retention Rate	79 %
9,103	Student Population	760
450	Number of Faculties	24
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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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