UWest 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,650) than UWest ($14,718).
It is harder to admit to LCAD than UWest.
LCAD has more students with 760 students while UWest has 164 students.
UWest has a lower number of students per faculty with 5 to 1 while LCAD's ratio is 9 to 1.
LCAD has more full-time faculties with 24 faculties while UWest has 15 full-time faculties.

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

UWest	vs.	LCAD
Rosemead, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$14,718	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,650
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,350	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,780

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
57.14 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	65.07 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
20 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
60 %	Retention Rate	79 %
164	Student Population	760
15	Number of Faculties	24
5 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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