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FIT

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in New York, New York, Fashion Institute of Technology is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 8,206 students in fall 2024, including 7,924 undergraduates and 282 graduate students. It is part of State University of New York System.

Fashion Institute of Technology offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Fashion Merchandising, Fashion/Apparel Design, and Communication Management and Strategic Communications. It awarded 3,563 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

8,206
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
3,563
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 30

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 17
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Communication and Journalism 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
91%
First-year retention, part-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,638
Associate degrees
1,809
Master's degrees
111
Certificates under 1 year
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,206
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,924
Graduate students, fall 2024
282
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,152
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,843
Graduate students, 2024-25
309
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
81%
Men
19%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
60%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Jason S. Schupbach
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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