Laguna College of Art and Design vs Soka University of America

Laguna Beach, CA · Aliso Viejo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Laguna College of Art and Design posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Laguna College of Art and Design: enrollment grew +51.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +27 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.
  • Soka University of America: enrollment ranged 392–464 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Laguna College of Art and Design: acceptance rate eased +79.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • Soka University of America: acceptance rate eased +60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).

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.

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

Largest gaps: Laguna College of Art and Design vs Soka University of America

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Soka University of America leads on avg net price ($18,260 vs $42,505 at Laguna College of Art and Design)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Soka University of America leads on acceptance rate (43.4% vs 94.3% at Laguna College of Art and Design)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Soka University of America leads on median debt at graduation ($15,650 vs $27,000 at Laguna College of Art and Design)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Laguna College of Art and Design and Soka University of America?
Soka University of America leads on avg net price at $18,260 versus $42,505 at Laguna College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Laguna College of Art and Design and Soka University of America?
Soka University of America leads on acceptance rate at 43.4% versus 94.3% at Laguna College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Laguna College of Art and Design and Soka University of America?
Soka University of America leads on median debt at graduation at $15,650 versus $27,000 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025