2700 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234-5895

Ringling School of Art and Design, founded in 1931, is a private liberal arts institution offering undergraduate arts programs in a variety of disciplines. With more than 12 Baccalaureate degrees in the arts fields to choose from, the Ringling School of Art and Design offers students with a diverse range of arts programs. Degrees include advertising design, painting, photography and digital imaging and more.

Ringling School of Art and Design is located in the beautiful city of Sarasota, Florida. The scenic campus spanning more than 34 acres includes numerous state-of-the-art facilities and more than 89 buildings accessible to students. Among them are the Kimbrough Library, which offers numerous digital collections, print volumes, art and design history resources and more.

Students can take advantage of a diverse range of both on and off campus activities at the Ringling School of Art and Design. Intramural and League Sports are offered for both men and women including volleyball, soccer and more. Also accessible to Ringling School students are clubs and organizations such as the Animé Club, the Chess Club, the American Society of Interior Designers and others.

Not only are there numerous on campus activities, but a plethora of off campus recreational, cultural and historical attractions. Florida is home to such nationally recognized attractions as Disney World, Epcott Center and others. The city of Sarasota features beautiful beaches, numerous ethnic restaurants, great shopping, museums and art galleries. The Gulf of Mexico is also only a short jaunt away.

Quick Facts:

The Ringling School of Art and Design's student body is diverse with students representing more than 40 states and 22 foreign countries.

business Week magazine in the 2006 issue about "D-Schools" ranked Ringling School of Art and Design's as one of the top 60 design schools in the world.

The Ringling School of Art and Design's offers numerous forms of financial aid to students including scholarships, grants, work-study and more. About seven out of 10 of Ringling Design students in 2007-08 rely on financial aid.

Some of the most popular majors among students in 2007-08 at Ringling School of Art and Design were illustration, computer art/game and art & design.

Student can take advantage of small classes sizes and expert faculty with a student faculty ratio of about 13 to one.

Ringling School of Art and Design is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and more.
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