Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA · Private · Rural (fringe) · LCAD
Private institution in Laguna Beach, CA · 776 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $47,867 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $42,3541,926th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,6501,505th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,6501,454th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,1831,616th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8671,196th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,9871,684th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.0%660th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.5%507th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.6%824th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7761,511th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.4%1,107th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 45 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $36,668 | $29,685 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $24,421 | $21,234 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $11,434 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Laguna College of Art and Design’s 776 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · 761 undergrads
- Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA · 794 undergrads
- Simpson UniversityRedding, CA · 751 undergrads
- Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA · 811 undergrads
- Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA · 812 undergrads
- Musicians InstituteHollywood, CA · 735 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelcad.edu
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- Compare with California State University Maritime AcademySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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