Quad

Head-to-head

Lesley
Laguna College of Art and Design

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
Lesley97%
Laguna College of Art and Design94%
Quad's selectivity
  • LesleyOpen
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignOpen
SAT middle 50%
LesleyTest-blind
Laguna College of Art and DesignTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LesleyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignGPA and school record 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
Lesley1.1K
Laguna College of Art and Design746
Pell Grant share
Lesley31%
Laguna College of Art and Design30%

Majors and faculty

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

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

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
Lesley$36.4K
Laguna College of Art and Design$48.4K
Aid generosity
Lesley34%
Laguna College of Art and Design19%

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
Lesley$51.2K
Laguna College of Art and Design$47.9K
Graduation rate
Lesley61%
Laguna College of Art and Design64%

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
  • LesleyShrinking−11%
  • Laguna College of Art and DesignGrowing+124%
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