Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Coker's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Laguna College of Art and Design

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Coker costs about $27K less per year on average than Laguna College of Art and Design ($21,383 vs. $48,420, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Coker has 16 pts more first-gen students than Laguna College of Art and Design (38% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Laguna College of Art and Design graduates 14 pts more of its students than Coker (64% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Laguna College of Art and Design grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than Coker's ($47,867 vs. $40,117)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Laguna College of Art and Design has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Coker (30% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Coker admits 94%, Laguna College of Art and Design 94%; both have the same yield, 23%.

Acceptance rate
Laguna College of Art and Design94%
Coker94%
Quad's selectivity
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignOpen
  • CokerOpen
SAT middle 50%
Laguna College of Art and DesignTest-blind
CokerTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required
  • CokerGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Coker is a bit larger than Laguna College of Art and Design (840 vs. 746 undergrads); Laguna College of Art and Design has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Laguna College of Art and Design746
Coker840
Pell Grant share
Laguna College of Art and Design30%
Coker26%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at Laguna College of Art and Design, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Coker.

Students per faculty member
Laguna College of Art and Design9 to 1
Coker12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects28%
  • CokerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse28%

What each costs

Coker costs about $27K 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
Coker$21.4K
Aid generosity
Laguna College of Art and Design19%
Coker55%

What each pays off

Laguna College of Art and Design's former students earn more, a median $47.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Laguna College of Art and Design$47.9K
Coker$40.1K
Graduation rate
Laguna College of Art and Design64%
Coker51%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignGrowing+124%
  • CokerShrinking−29%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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