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Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, CA 92651Rural: FringeUNITID 117168

Private nonprofit 4-yearSpecial Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial focus: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecialty: Visual & Performing Arts 73%Specialty: Communications Tech 27%
Undergraduates
746
Graduate students
29
Admit rate
94%
Average net price
$42.5k
Graduation rate
52%
Retention rate
84%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$47.9k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
9:1
Value score*
8th pct.
Programs offered
11
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Rural: Fringe (rural territory up to 5 miles from an urbanized area or up to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster)
Carnegie
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.