Fashion Institute of Technology Business Programs

Fashion Institute of Technology is a public institution situated in New York, New York. The location of FIT SUNY is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Fashion Institute of Technology Rankings

FIT SUNY is ranked #19 out of 122 schools in New York.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FIT SUNY.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FIT SUNY has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Fashion Merchandising Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Digital Marketing Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#87	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Fashion Institute of Technology?

Contact details for FIT SUNY are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	227 W 27Th St, New York, NY 10001-5992
Phone:	212-217-7999
Website:	www.fitnyc.edu

How Do I Get Into FIT SUNY?

You can apply to FIT SUNY online at: https://www.suny.edu/applysuny

Admission Requirements for FIT SUNY

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FIT SUNY?

The acceptance rate at FIT SUNY is 59%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 17% of accepted students are men and 83% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Can I Afford Fashion Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of FIT SUNY is $35,259. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FIT SUNY, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $8,597 a year. That adds up to $34,388 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FIT SUNY is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Fashion Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,959 undergraduate students at FIT SUNY, with 6,966 being full-time and 993 being part-time.

There are also 232 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,966 full-time undergraduates at FIT SUNY, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fashion Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	893
Black or African American	633
Hispanic or Latino	1,530
White	2,835
International Students	653
Other Races/Ethnicities	422

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Fashion Institute of Technology. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 90 countries are represented at FIT SUNY. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and India.

Online Learning at Fashion Institute of Technology

In 2019-2020, 8,177 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FIT SUNY has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of FIT SUNY

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fashion Institute of Technology was $5,913 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,493. The following table shows how FIT SUNY is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
International Marketing	#1	#1
Marketing	#40	#150

Online Growth Rankings of FIT SUNY

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fashion Institute of Technology was 933.0%. This is the #93 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at FIT SUNY regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Fashion Institute of Technology Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Fashion Merchandising	695	386	0	1,081
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	318	280	0	598
International Marketing	0	151	0	151
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	0	44	19	63
Digital Marketing	0	21	0	21
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	16	0	16
Special Products Marketing Operations	0	16	0	16
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	15	15
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,013	914	34	1,961

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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