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Fashion Institute Of Technology, New York

Overview of Fashion Institute Of Technology

The main campus of Fashion Institute is in New York, New York (a large city). The school is a public school. Fashion Institute offers degrees up to the Master'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 media, design, photography and commercial art, business and management, architecture and planning, and construction trades.

Fashion Institute Selectivity

The school does not accept everyone who applies. In 2005, 33% of people who applied to Fashion Institute were accepted. Students attending the school come from a variety of places, in and out of state.

Faculty

Fashion Institute offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at the school are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Body

In 2005, Fashion Institute had 10,381 enrolled students. The school has a larger minority student population than most schools. Females make the bulk of the student body at Fashion Institute.

Fashion Institute Tuition and Affordability

The school offers comparatively low-priced tuition.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The Fashion Institute of Technology prepares students for professional excellence in design, fashion, and business by providing the premier educational experience that fosters creativity, career focus, and a global perspective."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Fashion Institute

Fashion Institute Of Technology
227 W 27th St
New York, NY 10001-5992
General Phone: (212) 217-7999
Admissions Phone: (212) 217-7675
Financial Aid Phone: (212) 217-7684
http://www.fitnyc.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 Management1,053sales, fashion merchandising, merchandising and sales, merchandising sales and marketing, special products marketing
Design486fashion design, design and applied arts, industrial design
Photography And Commercial Art255commercial art, commercial photography
Media152advertising
Architecture And Planning123interior architecture
Construction Trades81apparel and textiles, apparel and textile courses, apparel and textile manufacture
Engineering Technician56industrial production tech
Art Studies41art studies
Mechanics And Repair37jewelrymaking
Production Trades36machine shop assistant
Education And Teaching18industrial arts teaching
Fine Arts16art history and criticism
Drama And Performing Arts12various performing arts
Liberal Arts2museum studies

Number of programs and degrees for Fashion Institute in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Associate's degree1,37512
Bachelor's degree97015
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years212
Master's degree21

Fashion Institute Student Body

In 2005, Fashion Institute had a total enrollment of 10,381 students (8,224 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men13%
Women87%
Full-Time97%
Part-Time3%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate99%
Graduate1%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White40%
Black8%
Hispanic10%
Asian15%
American Indian0%
Other Races19%
(Foreign Students)8%

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

ResidencePercent
New York56%
New Jersey15%
Pennsylvania5%
Foreign countries3%
Connecticut3%
Massachusetts2%
Maryland2%
Michigan1%
Virginia1%
Florida1%
Texas1%
Georgia1%
Minnesota1%
State unknown1%
California1%
Ohio1%
North Carolina1%

Fashion Institute Room and Board (2005)

Fashion Institute offers campus housing for 1,200 of its 8,224 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of New York, New York for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Fashion Institute Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total4,6111,52333%1,05569%
Men66319329%13369%
Women3,9481,33034%92269%

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrequired
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencerequired
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Years of College Work Before Admittancerecommended

Admissions Phone Number: (212) 217-7675

Fashion Institute Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 3,494
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 9,642
Room and board$ 8,409
Room charge$ 5,018
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,390
Books and supplies$ 1,400
Other expenses$ 1,650

Financial Aid:
Fashion Institute participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 286600)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (212) 217-7684

Fashion Institute Faculty

Fashion Institute has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year19$96,31118$94,589
Associate professoracademic year13$76,06020$77,294
Assistant professoracademic year62$60,73972$60,209
Instructoracademic year8$45,1498$45,596
All faculty totalacademic year102$68,095118$67,359

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

Fashion Institute Degree Programs (2005)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Fashion Merchandising
General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations, Other
Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Special Products Marketing Operations
Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other

CONSTRUCTION TRADES
Apparel and Textile Manufacture
Apparel and Textiles, General
Apparel and Textiles, Other

DESIGN
Design and Applied Arts, Other
Fashion/Apparel Design
Industrial Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Visual and Performing Arts, Other

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS
Museology/Museum Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR
Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking

MEDIA
Advertising

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Commercial Photography
Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant

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Fashion Institute Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Fashion Institute Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Fashion Institute Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 4%Fashion Institute Female % of student body
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Fashion Institute Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 7%Fashion Institute Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Fashion Institute Number of students
% of degrees in construction trades
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 7%Fashion Institute % of degrees in construction trades
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Fashion Institute % of degrees in business and management
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Fashion Institute Salaries of full-time faculty
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%Fashion Institute % of students from other states
% of degrees in architecture and planning
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%Fashion Institute % of degrees in architecture and planning
% of degrees in design
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%Fashion Institute % of degrees in design
% of degrees in photography and commercial art
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Fashion Institute % of degrees in photography and commercial art
% of accepted students who choose to enroll
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 16%Fashion Institute % of accepted students who choose to enroll
Minority % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 17%Fashion Institute Minority % of student body
% of degrees in media
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%Fashion Institute % of degrees in media
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching

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