Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
5,500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
3,284 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
328 (99% 🏖️)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
738
Men / Women
25% / 75%
Racial/Ethnic
White
39%
Hispanic
25%
Asian
19%
Mixed
9%
International
5%
Black
2%
Native American
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 25.8% 25.8%
2012 Men: 38.2% 38.2%
2013 Men: 39.7% 39.7%
2014 Men: 33.8% 33.8%
2015 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2016 Men: 26.6% 26.6%
2017 Men: 19.8% 19.8%
2018 Men: 22.2% 22.2%
2019 Men: 14.4% 14.4%
2020 Men: 22.1% 22.1%
2021 Men: 25.2% 25.2%
2022 Men: 26.7% 26.7%
2023 Men: 22.2% 22.2%
2024 Men: 16.5% 16.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 3.3% 3.3%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2011 Asian: 23.3% 23.3%
2012 Asian: 11.8% 11.8%
2013 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2014 Asian: 43.1% 43.1%
2015 Asian: 17.6% 17.6%
2016 Asian: 22.8% 22.8%
2017 Asian: 19.4% 19.4%
2018 Asian: 23.7% 23.7%
2019 Asian: 31.3% 31.3%
2020 Asian: 16.4% 16.4%
2021 Asian: 12.3% 12.3%
2022 Asian: 22.6% 22.6%
2023 Asian: 18.5% 18.5%
2024 Asian: 19.0% 19.0%
2011 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2012 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2016 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2017 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2024 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2011 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0%
2012 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2013 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2014 Hispanic: 15.5% 15.5%
2015 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2%
2016 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2017 Hispanic: 17.7% 17.7%
2018 Hispanic: 22.4% 22.4%
2019 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4%
2020 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4%
2021 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8%
2022 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4%
2023 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6%
2024 Hispanic: 24.1% 24.1%
2011 White: 58.1% 58.1%
2012 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2013 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 White: 34.5% 34.5%
2015 White: 41.2% 41.2%
2016 White: 40.4% 40.4%
2017 White: 45.2% 45.2%
2018 White: 38.2% 38.2%
2019 White: 43.3% 43.3%
2020 White: 50.7% 50.7%
2021 White: 59.3% 59.3%
2022 White: 47.6% 47.6%
2023 White: 53.3% 53.3%
2024 White: 48.3% 48.3%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 5.9% 5.9%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2015 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2018 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 International: 0.9% 0.9%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Asian: 16.7% 16.7%
2021 Asian: 15.4% 15.4%
2022 Asian: 14.5% 14.5%
2023 Asian: 15.7% 15.7%
2024 Asian: 17.9% 17.9%
2025 Asian: 18.7% 18.7%
2020 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2025 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Hispanic: 20.7% 20.7%
2021 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9%
2022 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1%
2023 Hispanic: 22.5% 22.5%
2024 Hispanic: 23.0% 23.0%
2025 Hispanic: 24.7% 24.7%
2020 White: 48.4% 48.4%
2021 White: 47.7% 47.7%
2022 White: 45.9% 45.9%
2023 White: 44.3% 44.3%
2024 White: 43.5% 43.5%
2025 White: 39.2% 39.2%
2020 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2021 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2022 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2023 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2024 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2025 International: 5.1% 5.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Laguna College of Art and Design
151
25% / 75%
6%
$50,381
34
87%
Game Art
28 —
32% / 68%
7%
$51,171
37
85%
Animation
42 —
29% / 71%
7%
$57,108
54
95%
Fine Arts
14 —
29% / 71%
14%
$24,844
2
79%
Graphic Design
27 —
26% / 74%
0%
$51,171
37
85%
Illustration
40 —
15% / 85%
5%
$51,171
37
85%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$40,560
ROI Percentile
34th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
84%
4-Year Graduation Rate
34%
6-Year Graduation Rate
52%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 55.8% 55.8%
2012 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3%
2013 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3%
2014 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8%
2015 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2%
2016 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6%
2017 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6%
2018 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5%
2019 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7%
2020 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2%
2021 Graduated: 70.4% 70.4%
2022 Graduated: 63.1% 63.1%
2023 Graduated: 63.0% 63.0%
2024 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 29.4% 29.4%
2012 Men: 54.8% 54.8%
2013 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Men: 38.5% 38.5%
2015 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2016 Men: 23.5% 23.5%
2017 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
2018 Men: 62.1% 62.1%
2019 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
2020 Men: 60.9% 60.9%
2021 Men: 76.2% 76.2%
2022 Men: 54.5% 54.5%
2023 Men: 68.4% 68.4%
2024 Men: 32.0% 32.0%
2011 Women: 73.1% 73.1%
2012 Women: 64.9% 64.9%
2013 Women: 70.8% 70.8%
2014 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Women: 74.5% 74.5%
2016 Women: 55.0% 55.0%
2017 Women: 49.0% 49.0%
2018 Women: 59.6% 59.6%
2019 Women: 57.5% 57.5%
2020 Women: 70.5% 70.5%
2021 Women: 68.3% 68.3%
2022 Women: 66.1% 66.1%
2023 Women: 61.6% 61.6%
2024 Women: 57.1% 57.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 10.0% 10.0%
2012 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Asian: 48.0% 48.0%
2015 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Asian: 69.2% 69.2%
2017 Asian: 58.3% 58.3%
2018 Asian: 61.1% 61.1%
2019 Asian: 61.9% 61.9%
2020 Asian: 63.6% 63.6%
2021 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2022 Asian: 68.4% 68.4%
2023 Asian: 82.4% 82.4%
2024 Asian: 36.4% 36.4%
2011 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2%
2015 Hispanic: 90.9% 90.9%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 81.8% 81.8%
2018 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8%
2019 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2020 Hispanic: 81.8% 81.8%
2021 Hispanic: 68.8% 68.8%
2022 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2023 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8%
2024 Hispanic: 39.3% 39.3%
2011 White: 76.0% 76.0%
2012 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 White: 60.0% 60.0%
2014 White: 45.0% 45.0%
2015 White: 60.7% 60.7%
2016 White: 47.8% 47.8%
2017 White: 39.3% 39.3%
2018 White: 58.6% 58.6%
2019 White: 51.7% 51.7%
2020 White: 61.8% 61.8%
2021 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2022 White: 57.5% 57.5%
2023 White: 57.1% 57.1%
2024 White: 67.9% 67.9%
2012 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Arts
81.5%
123
24% / 76%
6%
$50,202
34
88%
Computer Science
18.5%
28
32% / 68%
7%
$51,171
37
85%
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
94%
Yield (Unbound)
23%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
94%
94%
94%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 39.5% 39.5%
2012 Acceptance: 39.6% 39.6%
2013 Acceptance: 43.3% 43.3%
2014 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5%
2015 Acceptance: 37.3% 37.3%
2016 Acceptance: 39.2% 39.2%
2017 Acceptance: 33.5% 33.5%
2018 Acceptance: 80.9% 80.9%
2019 Acceptance: 81.0% 81.0%
2020 Acceptance: 82.9% 82.9%
2021 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3%
2022 Acceptance: 88.4% 88.4%
2023 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6%
2024 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3%
2011 Yield: 44.0% 44.0%
2012 Yield: 44.3% 44.3%
2013 Yield: 32.1% 32.1%
2014 Yield: 49.3% 49.3%
2015 Yield: 56.7% 56.7%
2016 Yield: 50.8% 50.8%
2017 Yield: 35.1% 35.1%
2018 Yield: 39.4% 39.4%
2019 Yield: 39.8% 39.8%
2020 Yield: 31.0% 31.0%
2021 Yield: 25.4% 25.4%
2022 Yield: 36.4% 36.4%
2023 Yield: 64.9% 64.9%
2024 Yield: 23.1% 23.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
250
500
750
1,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 380 380
2012 Applicants: 444 444
2013 Applicants: 490 490
2014 Applicants: 236 236
2015 Applicants: 322 322
2016 Applicants: 472 472
2017 Applicants: 774 774
2018 Applicants: 367 367
2019 Applicants: 431 431
2020 Applicants: 439 439
2021 Applicants: 581 581
2022 Applicants: 361 361
2023 Applicants: 268 268
2024 Applicants: 528 528
2011 Admitted: 150 150
2012 Admitted: 176 176
2013 Admitted: 212 212
2014 Admitted: 138 138
2015 Admitted: 120 120
2016 Admitted: 185 185
2017 Admitted: 259 259
2018 Admitted: 297 297
2019 Admitted: 349 349
2020 Admitted: 364 364
2021 Admitted: 484 484
2022 Admitted: 319 319
2023 Admitted: 208 208
2024 Admitted: 498 498
2011 Enrolled: 66 66
2012 Enrolled: 78 78
2013 Enrolled: 68 68
2014 Enrolled: 68 68
2015 Enrolled: 68 68
2016 Enrolled: 94 94
2017 Enrolled: 91 91
2018 Enrolled: 117 117
2019 Enrolled: 139 139
2020 Enrolled: 113 113
2021 Enrolled: 123 123
2022 Enrolled: 116 116
2023 Enrolled: 135 135
2024 Enrolled: 115 115
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
