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Full Sail University

Winter Park, FLPrivate for-profit ACCSC

Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, offers game degrees on campus and online, including bachelor's degrees in Game Development and Game Art, bachelor's completion programs with Game Design, Game Development and Game Art concentrations, and a Master of Science in Game Design. Programs follow a monthly course sequence, and tuition includes a program-specific hardware and software package.

Game degrees at Full Sail University

6 programs verified (5 bachelor's, 1 master's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

Full Sail University

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program - Game Design Concentration

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationDegree completion

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science

Concentration in Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program — Game Design

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 52 weeks · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $30,000 entire program · All students — Online, Interactive Technology BS Completion with a Game Design Concentration, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $500 average per credit hour)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Full Sail University

Game Development

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Game Development Bachelor of Science

Field: Game Development · Game Programming
Administering location: Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio not required (stated)
Duration: 27 months online; 20 months on campus · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $67,000 entire program · All students — Online, Game Development Bachelor of Science, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $558 average per credit hour)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Full Sail University

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program With a Concentration in Game Development

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationDegree completion

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science

Concentration in Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program — Game Development

Field: Game Development
Administering location: Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 40 weeks · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Full Sail University

Game Art

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Game Art Bachelor of Science

Field: Game Art
Administering location: Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 108 weeks (online) · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $67,000 entire program · All students — Online, Game Art Bachelor of Science, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $558 average per credit hour)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Full Sail University

Visual Arts Bachelor of Science Completion Program with a Concentration in Game Art

Bachelor'sBSNamed concentrationDegree completion

Visual Arts Bachelor of Science

Concentration in Visual Arts Bachelor of Science Completion Program — Game Art

Field: Game Art
Administering location: Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 52 weeks (online) · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $30,000 entire program · All students — Online, Visual Arts BS Completion with a Game Art Concentration, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $500 average per credit hour)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Full Sail University

Game Design

Master'sMS

Game Design Master of Science

Field: Game Design
Administering location: Winter Park, FLInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 48 weeks · 41 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $35,000 entire program · All students — Online, Game Design Master of Science, program tuition (October - December 2026 table; $854 average per credit hour)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.

Accreditation

  • Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since June 29, 1986

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

The university states: “Full Sail states that the university is institutionally accredited by the ACCSC.” Source: fullsail.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Student services

Services the school publishes. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Technical support

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Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards the school publishes. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).
  • Game Business & Esports Bachelor of ScienceEsports / game business degree, not game design or development.Source: catalog.fullsail.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Simulation Engineering Bachelor of ScienceSimulation and visualization degree; title and concentration are not game-focused.Source: fullsail.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Game Development / Game Art Associate of Applied Science; Game Design CertificateAssociate degrees and certificates are out of scope.Source: catalog.fullsail.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Full Sail University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
3300 University Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792-7429
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
21,880 of 26,421 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. catalog.fullsail.edu/blackmoor-game-studio — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. catalog.fullsail.edu/degrees/game-development-bachelor-of-science/online — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. catalog.fullsail.edu/online-education — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. catalog.fullsail.edu/tuition-breakdown-online — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  7. DAPIP — ACCSC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  8. fullsail.edu/degrees/game-development-bachelor — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. fullsail.edu/degrees/simulation-engineering-bachelor-degree-program — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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