Ringling College of Art and Design
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How strong are the academics at Ringling College of Art and Design?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

11:1
Student to faculty ratio
57%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Ringling Art has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Ringling College of Art and Design:

84%
First-year retention rate
57%
4-year grad rate
71%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Ringling College of Art and Design's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Illustration
Art/Art Studies, General
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Graphic Design
-8
18.4
44.8
71.2
97.6
124

The Full List

Major Graduates
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 124
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 6
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Illustration 110
  • Art/Art Studies, General 62
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production 18
  • Graphic Design 14
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General 12
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 11
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 11
  • Photography 6

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