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The Rookies have announced their 2024 Annual Rankings of Top Global Creative Schools. Each year The Rookies review work from thousands of students for quality and potential employment prospects. This year they reviewed work from over 6,800 student participants. Ringling College of Art and Design ranked highly in over half of the categories, including holding #1 in the world for Motion Graphics for a second year running, #2 in the United States for Top Creative Schools and #3 worldwide. 

For the second consecutive year, Motion Design was ranked #1 in the world for Motion Graphics. The program has occupied top positions in the rankings almost every year and has celebrated three Rookie of the Year Awards over the last five years. The program grabbed #2 in the United States for Visual Effects, thanks to the work of MD faculty member Christian Huthmacher, who has worked hard to bring the program’s VFX work into the spotlight. They were also ranked  #11 in the World for 2D Animation, and #3 in the United States. Morgan Williams has been incorporating more hand-drawn elements alongside the 2D computer animation project assignments.  

Ringling’s 3D Computer Animation program once again ranked #1 in the United States for Production Excellence and #3 worldwide. They were also ranked #1 in the United States for Production Excellence in 3D Animation and #5 worldwide.

Virtual Reality Development was named #1 in the United States for Production Excellence in Immersive Media and #2 in the United States for Immersive Media. 

Game Art claims #2 in the United States for Game Design and Development. The College was also named #2 in the United States for Concept Art.  

These designations are especially significant today, as colleges all around the country face challenges and even close down. This achievement signifies the College’s resilience—Ringling College is flourishing, dedicated to providing students with rigorous academics, cutting-edge technology, exceptional faculty, and state-of-the-art facilities, all enriched by valuable industry experience.

Since 2015, The Rookies have given trusted and industry-respected rankings, providing a reliable showcase of art institutions worldwide. Their official rankings are calculated based on the performance of students’ work submitted to their industry panel. According to The Rookies, “to formulate these rankings, we engaged industry-leading professionals to review student art portfolios based on criteria that encompass creative skills, technical proficiency, presentation quality, diversity of skills, project complexity, raw talent, and employment potential.” Learn more