Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit college in Laguna Beach, CA. Its average net price is $50,349 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$49,798
$30,001 to $48,000$49,494
$48,001 to $75,000$50,472
$75,001 to $110,000$51,051
$110,001 and up$50,901
$39,376Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$39,376Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$50,349Average Net Price
$20,343Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,324Books and Supplies
$4,536Other Expenses
31.6%Students on Pell Grants
44.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

94.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$37,860
8 years after entry$47,756
10 years after entry$49,168
60.5%Graduation Rate
84.2%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Laguna Beach, CALocation
Fringe ruralSetting
746Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Design and Applied Arts$44,069 n=103$27,000 n=107
Graphic Communications$21,307 Small program - rough guide n=30$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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