Quad

Head-to-head

Laguna College of Art and Design
Lesley

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lesley costs about $12K less per year on average than Laguna College of Art and Design ($36,413 vs. $48,420, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Lesley's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Laguna College of Art and Design

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Laguna College of Art and Design's yield is 15 pts higher than Lesley's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Lesley has 7 pts more first-gen students than Laguna College of Art and Design (29% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Lesley has 1.5× as many undergrads as Laguna College of Art and Design

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Lesley grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than Laguna College of Art and Design's ($51,173 vs. $47,867)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Laguna College of Art and Design admits 94%, Lesley 97%; Laguna College of Art and Design's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Laguna College of Art and Design94%
Lesley97%
Quad's selectivity
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignOpen
  • LesleyOpen
SAT middle 50%
Laguna College of Art and DesignTest-blind
LesleyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required
  • LesleyGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Lesley has 1.5× as many undergrads as Laguna College of Art and Design and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Laguna College of Art and Design746
Lesley1.1K
Pell Grant share
Laguna College of Art and Design30%
Lesley31%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at Laguna College of Art and Design, and Psychology at Lesley.

Students per faculty member
Laguna College of Art and Design9 to 1
Lesley10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects28%
  • LesleyPsychology, General11%

What each costs

Lesley costs about $12K less a year than Laguna College of Art and Design on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Laguna College of Art and Design$48.4K
Lesley$36.4K
Aid generosity
Laguna College of Art and Design19%
Lesley34%

What each pays off

Lesley's former students earn more, a median $51.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Laguna College of Art and Design$47.9K
Lesley$51.2K
Graduation rate
Laguna College of Art and Design64%
Lesley61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Laguna College of Art and Design but fell at Lesley; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignGrowing+124%
  • LesleyShrinking−11%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why