Laguna College of Art and Design vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Laguna Beach, CA · Vallejo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Laguna College of Art and Design: average net price rose +21.8% from $34,762 (2013) to $42,354 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: net price ranged $15,206–$22,070 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.4% is not a trend (r² 0.28).
  • Laguna College of Art and Design: acceptance rate eased +79.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: acceptance rate eased +32.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Laguna College of Art and Design vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on in-state tuition ($9,944 vs $37,500 at Laguna College of Art and Design)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($84,676 vs $31,987 at Laguna College of Art and Design)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on avg net price ($20,555 vs $42,505 at Laguna College of Art and Design)

Laguna College of Art and Design profile · Cal Poly Maritime Academy profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Laguna College of Art and Design and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on in-state tuition at $9,944 versus $37,500 at Laguna College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Laguna College of Art and Design and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $84,676 versus $31,987 at Laguna College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Laguna College of Art and Design and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on avg net price at $20,555 versus $42,505 at Laguna College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025