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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Art Center College of Design grads earn $28.6K more ten years out than Ringling College of Art and Design's ($71,958 vs. $43,325)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Art Center College of Design graduates 0 pts more of its students than Ringling College of Art and Design (78% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Art Center College of Design$72K
Ringling College of Art and Design$43.3K
Graduation rate
Art Center College of Design78%
Ringling College of Art and Design78%
Retention rate
Art Center College of Design86%
Ringling College of Art and Design86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Art Center College of Design$31K
Ringling College of Art and Design$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Art Center College of Design33%
Ringling College of Art and Design38%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Art Center College of Design$28.3K
Ringling College of Art and Design$27K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Art Center College of Design36%
Ringling College of Art and Design69%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Art Center College of Design78%
Ringling College of Art and Design76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Art Center College of Design6%
Ringling College of Art and Design12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Art Center College of Design74%
Ringling College of Art and Design71%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Art Center College of Design83%
Ringling College of Art and Design72%
Pell graduation gap
Art Center College of Design10 pts lower
Ringling College of Art and Design1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupArt Center College of DesignRingling College of Art and Design
WhiteNot shown: under 30 students77%
Asian85%74%
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students60%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
International85%78%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why