Academics at Ringling College of Art and Design

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Ringling College of Art and Design: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 11 students per faculty member, Ringling College of Art and Design is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Ringling College of Art and Design employs 61% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Ringling College of Art and Design offers 7 majors with reported completions across 3 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Ringling College of Art and Design are shown below:

The most popular majors at Ringling College of Art and Design, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Ringling College of Art and Design:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Ringling College of Art and Design offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 506 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Ringling College of Art and Design retains and graduates its students — 86% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Ringling College of Art and Design

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Ringling College of Art and Design — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Ringling College of Art and Design — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Ringling College of Art and Design — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Ringling College of Art and Design — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Ringling College of Art and Design — the schools accreditation and what it means