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Laguna College of Art and Design is a private located in Laguna Beach, California. Laguna College of Art and Design is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Laguna College of Art and Design is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,602 10 years after enrolling, 83rd in California, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Laguna College of Art and Design bachelor students earn 28% less than the national average. Laguna College of Art and Design is ranked 81st in California.
Laguna College of Art and Design’s median net annual cost of $35,944 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Laguna College of Art and Design sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$35,944
Average years to graduate
4.6
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 61% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Laguna College of Art and Design is 6% lower than the state average, and 4% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Laguna College of Art and Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 36% of the measured graduating class, 1% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Laguna College of Art and Design graduates within 4.6 years.
Laguna College of Art and Design is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Laguna College of Art and Design’s economic mobility score of 5.95 is calculated by adjusting the 8.28 economic score of lower-income students by the 36% pell grant recipients within the student body. Laguna College of Art and Design’s EMS of 5.95 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Laguna College of Art and Design pays $35,944 a year, $18,485 less than the $54,429 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $35,944
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Laguna College of Art and Design, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $35,944 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,779. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,045
Pell grants
$4,489
State grants
$8,677
Institutional grants
$8,449
Laguna College of Art and Design's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 83% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 581 applicants, of which 484 were admitted and 123 enrolled. Laguna College of Art and Design has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Laguna College of Art and Design does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
72%
59%
First time
43%
59%
In-state
66%
68%
1st generation
22%
35%
White
48%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
21%
15%
Asian
15%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
12%
12%