UCSB 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.

UCSB is a public and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UCSB has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,742) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UCSB than LCAD.
UCSB has more students with 26,420 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UCSB's ratio is 17 to 1.
UCSB has more full-time faculties with 1,097 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

UCSB	vs.	LCAD
Santa Barbara, 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$14,965 Out-Of-State$45,742	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
61%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$19,654	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

28.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
85 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
92 %	Retention Rate	79 %
26,420	Student Population	760
1,097	Number of Faculties	24
17 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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