- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FLCity: smallZIP 34234Founded 1931
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1931
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1975
- Website
- www.ringling.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Ringling College of Art and Design
Ringling College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit college in Sarasota, Florida, with 1,662 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $63,679 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention86%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans53%
$63,679net price / year
70%admission rate
—average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$55,053median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,020 of 1,704 for earnings#1,738 of 1,739 for lowest net price#327 of 1,738 for graduation rate#561 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $83,739tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $60,170
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $60,170
- Average net price
- $63,679national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$54,850
$30,001–48,000$59,539
$48,001–75,000$59,826
$75,001–110,000$63,877
$110,001+$67,886
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,301
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,053middle 50%: $30,177–$88,964
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,964
Median, Ringling College of Art and Design$55,053
Lower quarter$30,177
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,662
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 75% / 25%
- Average age at entry
- 20.7
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,869 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,516
- Endowment, end of year
- $70,500,683
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic17%
Black3.9%
Asian9.4%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident20%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
3 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts63%
Communications technologies35%
English language & literature2.4%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 136774. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3936030.