University of Silicon Valley 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.

University of Silicon Valley is a private (for-profit) and LCAD is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than University of Silicon Valley ($22,480).
It is harder to admit to University of Silicon Valley than LCAD.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while University of Silicon Valley has 390 students.
LCAD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while University of Silicon Valley's ratio is 11 to 1.
LCAD has more full-time faculties with 24 faculties while University of Silicon Valley has 11 full-time faculties.

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

University of Silicon Valley	vs.	LCAD
San Jose, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$22,480	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,276	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

50.98 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
35.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
43 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
14 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
50 %	Retention Rate	79 %
390	Student Population	760
11	Number of Faculties	24
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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