Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, Florida · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
have graduates earning more than a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350 a year).
4 of 7 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 3 have no earnings published.
Average net price, all families$57,742 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$57,742 a year
About $230,968 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $47,261 |
| $30k to $48k | $48,213 |
| $48k to $75k | $55,121 |
| $75k to $110k | $59,265 |
| $110k and up | $62,609 |
| All families (average) | $57,742 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Florida high-school graduate ($34,350 a year).
4 of 7 programs could be assessed 57% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $75,213 | +$40,863 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 124 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $47,937 | +$13,587 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 124 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,346 | +$1,996 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 13.5 yrs | 73 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $41,024 | +$6,674 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 4.0 yrs | 24 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,350 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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