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Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising - San Diego, California

Overview of Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising - San Diego

The main campus of Fashion Institute is in San Diego, California (a large city). The school is a private, for-profit school. Fashion Institute offers degrees up to the Associate's degree.

Areas of Study

The school tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines. Fashion Institute students most commonly major in a field related to business and management.

Fashion Institute Selectivity

The school admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy. Students attending Fashion Institute come from a variety of places, in and out of state.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 272 enrolled students. Females make the bulk of the student body at Fashion Institute.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Fashion Institute

Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising - San Diego
1010 Second Ave
San Diego, CA 92101-4903
General Phone: (619) 235-2049
Admissions Phone: (800) 243-3436
Financial Aid Phone: (619) 235-2049
http://FIDM.edu

Fashion Institute Programs and Degrees (2005)

Fashion Institute awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management37fashion merchandising

Number of programs and degrees for Fashion Institute in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Associate's degree371

Fashion Institute Student Body

In 2005, Fashion Institute had a total enrollment of 272 students (250 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White54%
Black6%
Hispanic24%
Asian13%
American Indian1%
Other Races2%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 185%
18-1949%
20-2125%
22-2411%
25-299%
30-341%
35-390%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
California81%
Arizona4%
Washington4%
New Mexico2%
Utah1%
New Hampshire1%
Foreign countries1%
Texas1%
Pennsylvania1%
Missouri1%
New York1%
Virginia1%
Connecticut1%
Oregon1%
Florida1%
Hawaii1%
Colorado1%

Fashion Institute Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time52 %
Part-Time52 %

Fashion Institute Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of San Diego, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Fashion Institute Faculty

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Non-tenured and not on tenure track12

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Instructorcalendar year1*2*
All faculty totalcalendar year1*2*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Fashion Institute Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Institute Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Fashion Institute Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Fashion Institute % of degrees in business and management
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%Fashion Institute Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%Fashion Institute Female % of student body
% of students from other states
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 12%Fashion Institute % of students from other states
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Offers part-time study
On-campus library

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