UCSD 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.

UCSD is a public and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UCSD has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,042) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UCSD than LCAD.
UCSD has more students with 42,006 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UCSD's ratio is 19 to 1.
UCSD has more full-time faculties with 2,799 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

UCSD	vs.	LCAD
La Jolla, 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 (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$15,265 Out-Of-State$46,042	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$20,811	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

25.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	79 %
42,006	Student Population	760
2,799	Number of Faculties	24
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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