Academic Comparison between Institute of Buddhist Studies and LCAD

Institute of Buddhist Studies and Laguna College of Art and Design are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Both Schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) and located in California

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Both schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) schools.
LCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,500) than Institute of Buddhist Studies ($21,000).
LCAD has more students with 775 students while Institute of Buddhist Studies has 65 students.
LCAD has more full-time faculties with 24 faculties while Institute of Buddhist Studies has 2 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Institute of Buddhist Studies	vs.	Laguna College of Art and Design
Berkeley, California	Location	Laguna Beach, California
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$21,000	2025 Tuition & Fees	$37,500
-	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
-	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,292

-	Acceptance Rates	94.32 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.09 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
-	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
-	Retention Rate	84 %
65	Student Population	775
2	Number of Faculties	24
-	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
-	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
-	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services