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Global Fashion School Rankings 2016

Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås

Dunedin, Sweden

The Swedish School of Textiles offers undergraduate and graduate programmes combining textile technology, design, management and entrepreneurship. Under the direction of experienced technicians, design students are given the opportunity to realise their textile designs in a lab environment—about 90 percent of students in our survey expressed they were satisfied with the school’s workrooms and resources. The BA student cohort is heavily female and not open to the international community. In contrast, the MA student cohort is open to the international community, and one-third of the MA student cohort is from out of the country. Indeed, undergraduate students expressed they were dissatisfied with the school’s gender and international diversity, while graduate students were satisfied with the level of diversity. With the exception of MA technical courses, students’ ratings of the school’s courses were above average across the board in comparison to the ratings of other schools in our survey.

39th

Undergraduate, Fashion Ranking 2016

Full-time fashion students

753

International students

N/A

BA program not currently open to international students

Student : Teacher ratio

58:1

Tuition: Domestic/intl

$0k/$0k

Intl: BA program not open to international students

Acceptance rate

9%

Graduation Rate

65%

Courses Offered

Undergraduate:
Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Product Development and Entrepreneurship, Textile Engineering, Retail Management Program with Specialization in Textile and Fashion, BSc with Specialisation in Textile and Fashion (Major)

13th

Graduate, Fashion Ranking 2016

Full-time fashion students

238

International students

37%

Student : Teacher ratio

10:1

Tuition: Domestic/intl

$0k/$32k

Intl: Master Program in Fashion and Textile Design. Tuition varies by course.

Acceptance rate

17%

Graduation Rate

35%

Courses Offered

Graduate:
MSc Textile Management (1 year), MSc Textile Engineering (1 year or 2 years), MFA Fashion and Textile Design (2 years), MSc Textile Management Specialising in Fashion Management (2 years), MSc Textile Management Specialising in Textile Value Chain Management (2 years), MA Fashion Marketing and Management (2 years)

Student & Alumni Comments

"Overall great experience, with extremely knowledgeable teachers and amazing access to technical aspects such as a large machine park, colour labs, etc. The students are very motivated, ambitious and talented, which further added to the experience. The only downside I can think of is that there was not enough interaction with companies within the industry during my education."

Alumni

"The resources at the school are amazing, however I was unlucky with several teachers of the course, they did not fulfil my expectations. Guest lectures were numerous and practical insights were good!"

Student

"It was a good mix between hands on/practical courses and theoretical courses. The school has a large number of machines used in teaching, which gives a great insight into the industry. Great teachers when I was a student there, and they also offer a rather good exchange programme. After I graduated, the school moved to a newly renovated building that holds better facilities than when I went there. However, the school is located in a city that does not have much to offer."

Alumni

"Creatively fulfilling. Challenging but enlightening in the end. Very well equipped workshops for weaving, knitting, printing and tailoring. Technicians are very skilled and very willing to help you bring even the most crazy ideas to life."

Alumni

Full Undergraduate, Fashion Ranking

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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.