Fashion Institute of Technology

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#1607 / #460
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#105
Most Desirable School
College of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry

Fashion Institute of Technology at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#460
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
60%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,596
Graduation rate
81%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
7,637

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About Fashion Institute of Technology

According to Wikipedia, The Fashion Institute of Technology is a public college in New York City. It is part of the State University of New York and focuses on art, business, design, mass communication, and technology connected to the fashion industry. It was founded in 1944.

Fashion Institute of Technology Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
4,32660%91%81%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Fashion Institute of Technology Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,596
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$12,551
30K - 48K$13,026
48K - 75K$16,994
75K - 110K$21,200
110K+$23,992

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Fashion Institute of Technology Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Fashion Institute of Technology students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $72,055 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Fashion Institute of Technology's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
8,9868,696290

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Fashion Institute of Technology?

Fashion Institute of Technology is located at 227 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001-5992.

How Safe is Fashion Institute of Technology?

Fashion Institute of Technology reported 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most midsize partly residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Fashion Institute of Technology has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. New York has a violent crime rate of 0.69% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.42%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Fashion Institute of Technology Known For?

Fashion Institute of Technology is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Fashion Institute of Technology's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Fashion Institute of Technology's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Business
#714
World Rank
#714
Historical Rank
#227
USA Rank

Fashion Institute of Technology ranks #227 in the U.S. and #714 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees

Who Are Fashion Institute of Technology's Most Influential Alumni?

Fashion Institute of Technology's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Business, Communications, and History. Here are some of Fashion Institute of Technology's most famous alumni:

Michael Kors
Michael Kors
An American fashion designer.
Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith
An American sports journalist.
Oscar Nunez
Oscar Nunez
A Comedian.
Christian Siriano
Christian Siriano
An American fashion designer .
Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher
An American film director .
Junior Vasquez
An American DJ.
Karen Allen
Karen Allen
An American actress.
Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
An American fashion designer.
Greta Zimmer Friedman
Greta Zimmer Friedman
An Austrian-born American woman in iconic photo .
Guru
An American rapper .
Youssouf Amine Elalamy
A Moroccan writer.
Daria Dorosh
A Ukrainian-born artist, educator and activist based in New York City .

Who Are Fashion Institute of Technology's Most Influential Faculty?

Sara Nović
An American writer, translator, and creative writer professor.
Peter Emmerich
An Illustrator.