FIT offers a business and design education with a foundation in liberal arts. Undergraduates can choose from a variety of courses, including fashion design, production management and textile development. Most students in our survey expressed they were satisfied with the school's campus and resources. Over 70 percent of Bachelors students in our survey were satisfied with the school's courses in business, marketing, technical skills and innovation. Strongly linked to New York City's fashion and creative industries, the school curriculum is built on industry partnerships and involves significant team-based learning. The academic reputation of FIT, as well as student employment rates, helped to secure the school's strong place in the rankings. The majority of programmes require completion of an internship and the school boasts particularly high satisfaction rates among business students for the corporate finance and economics course content.
7th
Undergraduate, Fashion Ranking 2017
Full-time fashion students
2,264
International students
13%
Student : Teacher ratio
17:1
Tuition: Domestic/intl
$6k/$20k
Acceptance rate
50%
Graduation Rate
87%
Courses Offered
Undergraduate:
BA Accessories Design & Fabrication; BA Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing; BA Entrepreneurship for Fashion/Design Industries; BA Fabric Styling; BA Fashion Design; BA Fashion Merchandising Management; BA Home Products Development & Marketing; BA Illustration; BA Photography & the Digital Image; BA Production Management: Fashion & Related Industries; BA Technical Design; BA Textile Development & Marketing; BA Textile/Surface Design; BA Visual Presentation & Exhibition Design
5th
Graduate, Fashion Ranking 2017
Full-time fashion students
24
International students
3%
Student : Teacher ratio
17:1
Tuition: Domestic/intl
$12k/$23k
Acceptance rate
38%
Graduation Rate
58%
Courses Offered
Graduate:
MA Fashion Textiles Studies; MFA Fashion Design (Commenced Fall 2017)
4th
Graduate, Business Ranking 2017
Full-time fashion students
36
International students
28%
Student : Teacher ratio
17:1
Tuition: Domestic/intl
$12k/$23k
Acceptance rate
41%
Graduation Rate
86%
Courses Offered
Graduate:
MPS Global Fashion Management; MPS Cosmetics Fragrance Marketing
Notable Alumni
Student & Alumni Comments
"FIT's Fashion Design programme is highly technical, and prepares students well for the industry. The curriculum is very intense and covers everything from pattern making and cutting to technical flats and print design. What FIT lacks is creative freedom, experimentation and keeping up with current fashion. "
"FIT provides an outstanding curriculum for its students. The university is in a prime location that allows students to get involved in the industry and network while still in school. The students are all very determined and motivated, and the faculty members have years of experience in their fields."
"FIT's Global Fashion Management masters gets down to the business of creating fashion. It is important how things are made; they drill this into you. They let creativity be there amongst the work. Fashion is alive and growing; it is a beautiful and functional piece of art. However, they do not let you forget at the end of the day that it has to be worn and it has to be made. That is the most important part of our fashion education."
"My experience at FIT's graduate school was exemplary: educational, challenging and truly global in scope. The MPS in Global Fashion Management is one of the few graduate programmes that focuses solely on the 'business of fashion' at a very senior, academic level. The network that FIT provides during and after graduation is also incredible. "
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.
Full Graduate, Business 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.