FAU vs Ringling College

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FAU is a public and Ringling College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Ringling College has more expensive tuition & fees ($55,480) than FAU ($17,324).
It is harder to admit to Ringling College than FAU.
FAU has more students with 29,592 students while Ringling College has 1,705 students.
Ringling College has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while FAU's ratio is 22 to 1.
FAU has more full-time faculties with 877 faculties while Ringling College has 120 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Florida Atlantic University and Ringling College of Art and Design.

FAU	vs.	Ringling College
Boca Raton, Florida	Location	Sarasota, Florida
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$4,879 Out-Of-State$17,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	$55,480
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$9,005	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,582

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.01 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
62 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	84 %
29,592	Student Population	1,705
877	Number of Faculties	120
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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