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
