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Ringling College of Art and Design

Sarasota, Florida Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Sarasota, Florida, Ringling College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,666 students.

Ringling College of Art and Design offers bachelor's degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Illustration, and Art/Art Studies. It awarded 377 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,666

Students enrolled

86%

First-year retention

377

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

11:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 8

Illustration Bachelor 131 graduates
Art/Art Studies Bachelor 41 graduates
Fine/Studio Arts Bachelor 15 graduates
Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor 14 graduates
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor 14 graduates
Graphic Design Bachelor 11 graduates
Photography Bachelor 6 graduates
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Bachelor 4 graduates

Communications Technologies 1

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor 132 graduates

English Language and Literature 1

Creative Writing Bachelor 9 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 86%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 377

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 1,666
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 1,666
Full-time, fall 2024: 98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,678
Full-time, 2024-25: 98%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 74%
Men: 26%
White: 42%
Hispanic or Latino: 17%
Black or African American: 4%
Asian: 9%
Two or more races: 4%
International (U.S. nonresident): 21%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 39%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Dr. Larry R. Thompson
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program