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TOP 10 FASHION SCHOOLS IN AMERICA


THE TOP 10 FASHION SCHOOLS IN THE US:THE FASHIONISTA RANKING:


1.) PARSONS, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN* (New York)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion Design, Fashion Studies, Fashion Marketing
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 4,191; Graduate: 555; fashion design: 1,087; fashion marketing: 384
TUITION                     : $38,510


2.) FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)* (New York)

PROGRAMS                 : design, business, marketing, illustration, styling, etc.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10,386
TUITION                     : $5,168 (NYC/NYC residents); $13,550 for out-of-state residents
MISC                          : Very comprehensive programs. Part of the SUNY network


3.) PRATT (Brooklyn, NY)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion design
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Total undergrads in art & design program: 2,100; Fashion: 169
TUITION                     : $37,500
MISC                          : Part of a larger design school, so you can combine arts studies.


4.) KENT STATE UNIVERSITY* (Kent, OH)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion Design; Fashion Merchandising
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 18,000. Fashion students: 200/year graduate from the school.
TUITION                     : Ohio resident: $9,030; Non-Ohio resident: $16,900
MISC                          : Has a garment center studio in NYC where 120 students/year go to study.


5.) ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY* (San Francisco, CA)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion Design, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Fashion Journalism and Fashion Merchandising & Marketing
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: SCHOOL: 17,000.
FASHION STUDENTS    : 2,700
TUITION                      : $17,760

6.) SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN* (Savannah, GA)

PROGRAMS                  : Fashion Design; Fashion Marketing & Management; Accessories Design
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: All undergrad programs: 9,800. Fashion students (includes non-design majors): 940
TUITION                     : $30,510
MISC                          : Andre Leon Talley is on the Board of Directors and a Lifetime Achievement Award is given in his name every year.

7.) RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN* (Providence, RI)

PROGRAMS                 : Apparel Design; Jewelry and Metalsmithing; Textiles
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 1,940; Fashion/apparel/textiles/jewelry: 200
TUITION                     : $39,000
MISC                          : You can cross-register at Brown University.

8.) DREXEL UNIVERSITY* (Philadelphia, PA)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion Design; Design & Merchandising
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads in media arts and design: 2,800 Fashion: 120 Design And Merchandising: 260
TUITION: $39,700

9.) OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN *(Los Angeles, CA)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion Design
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 1,200 Fashion students: 180
TUITION                     : $34,450

10.) COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN* (Columbus, OH)

PROGRAMS                 : Fashion Design
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Undergrads: 1,291; Fashion: 122
TUITION                     : $26,112