Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at LCAD

At Laguna College of Art and Design, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 64.16%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 77.99%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Laguna College of Art and Design than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 41.89%, and the 2024 yield is 65.07%. The number of LCAD applicants decreased by -25.76% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 64.16%, and this year's acceptance rate is 77.99% at Laguna College of Art and Design. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.94% and women students' rate is 65.24%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Laguna College of Art and Design than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Laguna College of Art and Design over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	43.27%	44.87%	42.52%
2014-15	58.47% 15.21%	63.77% 13.77%	56.29% 13.77%
2015-16	37.27% -21.21%	33.33% -16.78%	39.51% -16.78%
2016-17	39.19% 1.93%	38.41% 0.01%	39.52% 0.01%
2017-18	33.46% -5.73%	31.88% -5.48%	34.04% -5.48%
2018-19	80.93% 47.46%	72.38% 50.31%	84.35% 50.31%
2019-20	80.97% 0.05%	70.65% -0.58%	83.78% -0.58%
2020-21	82.92% 1.94%	75.76% 1.22%	85.00% 1.22%
2021-22	82.96% 0.04%	77.70% -0.01%	84.99% -0.01%
2022-23	88.37% 5.41%	86.90% 3.82%	88.81% 3.82%
2023-24	77.99% -10.38%	74.68% -9.97%	78.84% -9.97%
Average	64.16%	60.94%	65.24%

Laguna College of Art and Design Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 41.89% where the current academic year yield is 65.07%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Laguna College of Art and Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.08%	38.57%	28.87%
2014-15	49.28% 17.20%	52.27% 19.00%	47.87% 19.00%
2015-16	56.67% 7.39%	56.41% 8.92%	56.79% 8.92%
2016-17	50.81% -5.86%	47.17% -4.52%	52.27% -4.52%
2017-18	35.14% -15.68%	27.27% -14.45%	37.82% -14.45%
2018-19	39.39% 4.26%	34.21% 3.35%	41.18% 3.35%
2019-20	39.83% 0.43%	30.77% 0.72%	41.90% 0.72%
2020-21	31.04% -8.78%	33.33% -11.45%	30.45% -11.45%
2021-22	25.10% -5.94%	26.96% -5.45%	25.00% -5.45%
2022-23	36.36% 11.26%	42.47% 9.55%	34.55% 9.55%
2023-24	65.07% 28.71%	50.85% 35.25%	69.80% 35.25%
Average	41.89%	40.03%	42.41%

Laguna College of Art and Design Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 431, the average number of admitted is 267, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 103. The number of LCAD applicants decreased by -25.76% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Laguna College of Art and Design from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	490	212	68
2014-15	236 -254	138 0	68 0
2015-16	322 86	120 0	68 0
2016-17	472 150	185 26	94 26
2017-18	774 302	259 -3	91 -3
2018-19	367 -407	297 26	117 26
2019-20	431 64	349 22	139 22
2020-21	439 8	364 -26	113 -26
2021-22	581 142	482 8	121 8
2022-23	361 -220	319 -5	116 -5
2023-24	268 -93	209 20	136 20
Average	431	267	103

Laguna College of Art and Design Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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