Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, Florida · Also known as Ringling College · Website
$43,325
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,325
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ringling College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Sarasota, Florida with 1,662 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $57,742 a year (tuition and fees $57,900). It admits 70% of applicants and 72% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,325 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$57,742
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$57,900
US median $11,837
Admission rate
70%
US median 78%
Completion rate
72%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,325
Rank 2,192 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $57,742
- Tuition and fees
- $57,900
- Cost of attendance
- $80,276
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $47,261
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $48,213
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $55,121
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $59,265
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $62,609
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,020 in 2015-16 to $57,900 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 70%
- Undergraduates
- 1,662
- Part-time students
- 1.6%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 7
- Endowment
- $70.5M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,192 of 5,094 US colleges and 75 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $57,742 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,900 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 70% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,650 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,325 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
7 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $27,000 | $44,048 | $75,213 | $43,283 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $27,000 | $28,137 | $47,937 | $51,490 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $27,000 | $18,932 | $36,346 | $41,367 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $18,551 | $41,024 | $43,765 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,240 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Sarasota and Florida on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Florida
- Homes: Homes for sale in Florida
Questions and answers
How much does Ringling College of Art and Design cost?
$57,742 a year is the average net price at Ringling College of Art and Design after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $57,900, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $80,276. Families earning under $30,000 pay $47,261 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ringling College of Art and Design?
70% of applicants are admitted to Ringling College of Art and Design. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Ringling College of Art and Design graduates earn?
$43,325 a year is the median pay of former Ringling College of Art and Design students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,650 after 6 years). That ranks 2,192 of 5,094 US colleges and 75 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Graphic Communications (Bachelor's) at $44,048.
How much student debt do Ringling College of Art and Design graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Ringling College of Art and Design graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ringling College of Art and Design?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Ringling College of Art and Design finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Ringling College of Art and Design?
Graphic Communications (124 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (124 bachelor's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (73 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 7 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.