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Ringling College of Art and Design is a private located in Sarasota, Florida. Ringling College of Art and Design is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Ringling College of Art and Design is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,801 10 years after enrolling, 33rd in Florida, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Ringling College of Art and Design bachelor students earn 17% more than the national average. Ringling College of Art and Design is ranked 37th in Florida.
Ringling College of Art and Design’s median net annual cost of $51,817 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Ringling College of Art and Design sorted by number of graduates - Graphic Comms, Design & Applied Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$51,817
Average years to graduate
4.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 69% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Ringling College of Art and Design is 11% higher than the state average, and 4% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Ringling College of Art and Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Ringling College of Art and Design graduates within 4.2 years.
Ringling College of Art and Design is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Ringling College of Art and Design’s economic mobility score of 1.1 is calculated by adjusting the 16.5 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Ringling College of Art and Design’s EMS of 1.1 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Ringling College of Art and Design pays $51,817 a year, $19,857 less than the $71,674 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $51,817
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Ringling College of Art and Design, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $51,817 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 58% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $12,755. This is 4% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,391
Pell grants
$5,017
State grants
$5,862
Institutional grants
$12,655
Ringling College of Art and Design's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 69% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,117 applicants, of which 1,455 were admitted and 401 enrolled. Ringling College of Art and Design has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Ringling College of Art and Design does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
75%
59%
In-state
31%
68%
1st generation
17%
35%
White
46%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
9%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
26%
12%