UC Santa Cruz vs LCAD

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UC Santa Cruz is a public and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UC Santa Cruz has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,337) than LCAD ($35,650).
It is harder to admit to UC Santa Cruz than LCAD.
UC Santa Cruz has more students with 19,478 students while LCAD has 760 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UC Santa Cruz's ratio is 23 to 1.
UC Santa Cruz has more full-time faculties with 688 faculties while LCAD has 24 full-time faculties.

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

UC Santa Cruz	vs.	LCAD
Santa Cruz, 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$14,560 Out-Of-State$45,337	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
65%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$20,896	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

62.54 %	Acceptance Rates	77.61 %
10.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	64.90 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
76 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	79 %
19,478	Student Population	760
688	Number of Faculties	24
23 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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