Ringling College of Art and Design Ranking Badges

Ringling College earned 23 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 12 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 276 in Most Focused for Graphic Communications, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 23 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 12
Highest placement: #1 of 276, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 55
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Ringling College of Art and Design Earned?

Ringling College of Art and Design holds 23 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 13 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	12
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	6
Total	23

What Is Ringling College of Art and Design Known For?

Ringling College of Art and Design is best known for Communications Technology/Support: 6 of its 23 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Graphic Communications, Design & Applied Arts and Fine & Studio Arts.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Best (Southeast)		✓
Overall Best (Florida)		✓
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Overall Diversity (Florida)	✓
Location Diversity			✓
Location Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Location Diversity (Florida)			✓
Ethnic Diversity		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Florida)			✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Graphic Communications
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused			✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Writing Studies
Most Focused	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Design & Applied Arts
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Most Focused		✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Focused	✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Focused			✓

How Does Ringling College of Art and Design Rank for Veterans?

Ringling College of Art and Design earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,120 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Ringling College of Art and Design appears in 55 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.