Philadelphia University

Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) took the top spot in BoF's first ranking of graduate fashion business courses.

Central Saint Martins and The Royal College of Art have emerged as the top schools in BoF’s first Global Fashion School Rankings. But our survey also reveals widespread dissatisfaction amongst the more than 4,000 students and alumni who participated in our survey. Is fashion education selling a false dream?

American fashion schools are producing more than 2,200 fashion design graduates every year, yet only 23,100 Americans are currently employed as designers. Which schools give their students the best shot at success?

In BoF’s global survey of fashion education, thousands of fashion students and alumni ranked the quality of their schools’ business education as a key weakness.