Laguna College of Art and Design
About
Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) is a private college in Laguna Beach, California. With an enrollment of more than 700 students, the college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in 11 majors and three Master of Fine Arts degree programs as well as a post-baccalaureate certificate program in Drawing and Painting.
Admissions funnel
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
LCAD vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions LCAD selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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SubjectLaguna College of Art and Design | 52% | 94.3% | 775 | $42,354 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
American Film Institute Conservatory | — | — | 379 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Art Academy of Cincinnati | 41% | 34.5% | 213 | $38,041 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Boston Architectural College | 32% | — | 853 | $37,891 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
California College of ASU | 37% | 49.5% | 71 | $30,320 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
California College of the Arts | 61% | 91.1% | 1,308 | $42,168 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
California Jazz Conservatory | 100% | 66.7% | 6 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science | — | — | 107 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Cleveland Institute of Art | 58% | 61.3% | 545 | $41,480 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Cleveland Institute of Music | 72% | 47.3% | 293 | $32,623 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
College for Creative Studies | 71% | 91.9% | 1,433 | $33,342 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Columbus College of Art & Design | 56% | 67.7% | 916 | $30,139 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Cornish College of the Arts | 56% | 62.2% | 505 | $39,060 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Cranbrook Academy of Art | — | — | 113 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Curtis Institute of Music | 100% | 4.6% | 161 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Kansas City Art Institute | 58% | 54.8% | 813 | $29,555 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Longy School of Music of Bard College | — | 84.4% | 317 | $43,291 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Maine College of Art & Design | 52% | 76.1% | 475 | $36,443 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Maine Media College | — | — | 42 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Manhattan School of Music | 78% | 40.8% | 1,084 | $47,599 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Maryland Institute College of Art | 72% | 76.8% | 1,687 | $38,429 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 69% | 76.3% | 1,989 | $23,764 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 67% | 60.5% | 838 | $27,514 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 51% | 48.5% | 831 | $25,935 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Moore College of Art and Design | 57% | 56.5% | 549 | $43,369 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
New York Academy of Art | — | — | 106 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
New York School of Interior Design | 71% | 62.9% | 573 | $41,358 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Otis College of Art and Design | 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $45,864 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | 58% | — | 41 | $45,022 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | 69% | 99.2% | 414 | $29,266 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Pratt Institute-Main | 74% | 73.3% | 5,356 | $50,647 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Ringling College of Art and Design | 72% | 69.7% | 1,666 | $55,390 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 74% | 54.9% | 439 | $42,448 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 67% | 77.5% | 3,394 | $49,822 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
The Juilliard School | 91% | 9.2% | 1,073 | $37,903 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
The New England Conservatory of Music | 73% | 41.1% | 853 | $42,556 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 78% | 30.0% | 1,111 | $12,372 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
University of the Arts | 69% | 78.2% | — | $44,154 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
| Peer group median | 68% | 62.9% | 573 | $39,060 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of the Registrar and Institutional Research page at Laguna College of Art and Design provides various resources, including campus tour scheduling and portfolio reviews. The page contains contact information such as phone numbers and a physical address, along with links to general college resources and departments.
Visit IR office page- Laura PatrickRegistrar + Director of Institutional Research
Documents & reports (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planLaguna College of Art and Design Strategic Plan 2020-20252019Laguna College of Art and Design's Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 aims to drive organizational sustainability and advance the college's mission of preparing creative professionals. Approved in January 2020, the plan focuses on maintaining academic excellence, enhancing the student experience, and ensuring financial strength over a five-year period. Through inclusive community engagement, LCAD identified key themes such as excellence, care, and support, and integrated them into clear objectives for growth and development.lcad.edu
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