With modern campuses spanning three continents, RMIT has a diverse international student body. Its school of fashion offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and vocational courses. With multiple campuses in Australia, Vietnam and Spain, RMIT delivers multi-channel education, offering online learning opportunities and “work-integrated learning,” taught in real and stimulated working environments. The institute is popular and places for classes are competitive, less than a quarter of applicants are accepted onto the BA programmes. However 85 percent of MA applicants are accepted onto programmes. Overall, students feel prepared for the industry and gave positive feedback on faculty and learning facilities. However, undergraduate students have expressed discontent with work placement opportunities during studies and suggest improvement within the university’s careers services.
9th
Undergraduate, Fashion Ranking 2015
Full-time fashion students
297
International students
18%
Student : Teacher ratio
20:1
Tuition: Domestic/intl
$5k/$19k
Acceptance rate
25%
17-25% acceptance rate per year
Graduation Rate
81%
Courses Offered
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours), Bachelor of Fashion (Design Technology), Bachelor of Arts (Textile Design), Bachelor of Fashion (Merchandise Management), Associate Degree in Fashion and Textile Merchandising, Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology
6th
Graduate, Fashion Ranking 2015
Full-time fashion students
144
International students
62%
Student : Teacher ratio
20:1
Tuition: Domestic/intl
$18k/$18k
Acceptance rate
85%
Graduation Rate
86%
Courses Offered
Graduate:
Master of Fashion (Design), Master of Fashion (Entrepreneurship), PhD (Fashion & Textiles)
Student & Alumni Comments
"A diverse and interesting university that offers a variety of challenging and thought provoking courses that hone our skills in fashion design, writing, marketing and more. In the Melbourne and Australian industry it is evident that graduates of this course are very desired in the thriving Melbourne fashion Industry as well as being globally recognised as professional, capable students."
"The teaching quality and freedom to explore and develop a design trajectory is excellent. The emphasis on innovative thinking with a strong academic basis is a point of difference that really sets us apart. Facilities and support staff are lacking, along with organisation."
"I would like for our university to have better connection with other fashion institutions to help create a global network for students everywhere – often because of geographical isolation we seem to “fly under the radar”, even though I have never felt isolated from the fashion content I connect with overseas."
"Technology and access to equipment needs to be better for future students. More emphasis on career options and specific design-career fairs need to be implemented as this is lacking in the programme."
"The programme was excellent, the tutors were mostly very passionate and the facilities were adequate. The follow up careers/alumni programs are either non-existent or minimal."
"Unfortunately there was not much help when it came to graduation and career advice. This was left up to us."
Full Undergraduate, Fashion Ranking
The Business of Fashion's global fashion school rankings aim to provide an objective assessment of the top undergraduate and graduate fashion programmes around the world.
Full Graduate, Fashion Ranking
The Business of Fashion's global fashion school rankings aim to provide an objective assessment of the top undergraduate and graduate fashion programmes around the world.