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Ringling College of Art and Design

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Sarasota, FLSee your chances →private nonprofitSpecial Focus Four-Year

Acceptance Rate

69.7%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$55,480

Undergrad Enrollment

1,719

Applicants

2,685

Yield Rate

24.7%

Student:Faculty

11:1

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What you pay

$57,742/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $230,968 over four years.

What grads earn

$47,937/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $46,354 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 4.8 years of pay.

59% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

19%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Ringling College of Art and Design’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$47,261
$30–48k$48,213
$48–75k$55,121
$75–110k$59,265
Over $110k$62,609

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

81%

Completion · all

79%

Completion · Pell

73%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

65%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,685
Admitted
1,80967.4%
Enrolled
44725% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

64.7%▼ +0.8pp

Application Volume

2,462 applicants▼ 4%

Ringling College of Art and Design has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
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Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects139 grads
Illustration120 grads
Art/Art Studies, General49 grads
Cinematography and Film/Video Production23 grads
Graphic Design13 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General10 grads
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology9 grads
Photography9 grads
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General9 grads
Creative Writing6 grads

4yr Grad Rate

71%

6yr Grad Rate

80%

Retention Rate

86%

Median Earnings

$43,325