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Fashion Institute of Technology

General Information

Name: Fashion Institute of Technology
Address: 227 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001-5992
Phone:

  • General information: (212) 217-7999
  • Financial aid office: (212) 217-7684
  • Admissions office: (212) 217-7675

Website: www.fitnyc.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$3,571$3,494$3,170
        Out-of-state$9,873$9,642$8,970
Books and supplies$1,600$1,400$1,400
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$11,213$8,409$7,065
        Other expenses$2,100$1,650$1,650
Off-campus
        Room and board$13,214$9,036$9,036
        Other expenses$2,100$1,650$1,650
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,700$1,700$1,700

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$18,484$14,953$13,285
        Off-campus$20,485$15,580$15,256
        Off-campus with family$6,871$6,594$6,270
Out-of-state
        On-campus$24,786$21,101$19,085
        Off-campus$26,787$21,728$21,056
        Off-campus with family$13,173$12,742$12,070

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 64%
  • Federal grants: 24%
  • State/local grants: 32%
  • Institutional grants: 18%
  • Student loans: 41%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3119
  • State/local grants:$1655
  • Institutional grants:$566
  • Student loans:$4023

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$40
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants3,6124313,181
Percent admitted42.6%43.9%42.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time64.1%68.3%63.6%
Part-time1.0%2.6%0.7%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 10381
Undergraduate enrollment: 10199
First-time student retention: 85%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 65%
    • Part Time: 35%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 16%
    • Women: 84%

White non-hispanic: 43%
Black non-hispanic: 8%
Hispanic: 10%
Asian/pacific islander: 13%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 26%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Interior Architecture - Associate, Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Master
  • Fashion Merchandising - Bachelor
  • General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations, Other - Bachelor
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations - Associate
  • Special Products Marketing Operations - Bachelor
  • Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other - Bachelor, Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Associate
    Education
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other - Associate, Bachelor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture - Associate
  • Apparel and Textiles, General - Associate, Bachelor
  • Apparel and Textiles, Other - Certificate
  • Housing and Human Environments, Other - Certificate
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
  • Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking - Associate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Museology/Museum Studies - Master
    Precision Production
  • Machine Shop Technology/Assistant - Associate
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Associate, Bachelor
  • Arts Management - Master
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Associate, Bachelor
  • Commercial Photography - Associate
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other - Bachelor, Certificate
  • Fashion/Apparel Design - Associate, Bachelor
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other - Bachelor


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