Alternatives to Ringling College of Art and Design
University of South FloridaTampa, FL
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $15k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. More than 49,600 students. Dangerous campus. Popular medical, nursing, and biology programs. SAT 1200, ACT 27 to enroll.
The University of TampaTampa, FL
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $30k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Roughly 10,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Known for business, management, and accounting and finance programs. ROTC programs. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.
Southeastern UniversityLakeland, FL
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $29k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 10,100 students. Unsafe campus. Specializes in theology and religion, management, and education programs. ROTC programs. SAT 1030, ACT 22 to enroll.
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $22k. Affordable on-campus housing. Roughly 16,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Well known for their general studies, management, and business programs. SAT 1100, ACT 23 to enroll.
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, FL
Bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $48k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Over 2,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Concentration on biology, natural resources and environment, and veterinary programs. ROTC programs. ACT 27 to enroll.
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $40k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Around 3,300 students. Dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on management, business, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1160, ACT 26 to enroll.
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FL
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $3k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 1,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Offers strong computer science, engineering, and general studies programs. SAT 1240, ACT 28 to enroll.
Traviss Technical CollegeLakeland, FL
Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $8k. About 400 students. Safe campus. Well known for flight and aviation, cosmetology, and industrial technologies programs.
Other Nearby Colleges
New College of FloridaSarasota, FL
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $27k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 700 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong general studies, biology, and mathematics programs. SAT 1220, ACT 28 to enroll.
St Petersburg CollegeSaint Petersburg, FL
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $8k. Approximately 23,600 students. Safe campus. Well known for their general studies, management, and nursing programs.