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Apply now to Ringling College and immerse yourself in our highly creative community with 13 different majors to choose from. We shape students into highly employable and globally aware artists and designers.
Learn more about the art and design application process and requirements. Start your creative journey with our comprehensive admissions information.
Explore our thirteen creative disciplines—eleven BFA programs and two BA programs—to find your place on a campus designed for cultivating your creativity. Choosing an art major or design major at an art college is a big decision. We can help you decide which Ringling College major is right for you.
Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD; stylized as Ringling College of Art + Design) is a private art and design school in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded by Ludd M. Spivey as an art school in 1931 as a remote branch of Southern College before their separation in 1933.
Ringling College of Art and Design is a private institution that was founded in 1931. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,705 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 49 acres.
Since 1931, Ringling College of Art and Design has cultivated the creative spirit in students from around the globe. The private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in eleven disciplines and the Bachelor of Arts in two.
See the most popular majors at Ringling College of Art and Design and learn about available academic programs and class sizes.
