FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Business Programs

Located in Los Angeles, California, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Los Angeles makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FIDM Los Angeles.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Most Popular Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FIDM Los Angeles has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#10	Best Business Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Fashion Merchandising Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#17	Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#41	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles?

Contact details for FIDM Los Angeles are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	919 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015-1421
Phone:	213-624-1200
Website:	www.fidm.edu

How Do I Get Into FIDM Los Angeles?

You can apply to FIDM Los Angeles online at: fidm.edu/en/admissions/how+to+apply/

Admission Requirements for FIDM Los Angeles

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FIDM Los Angeles?

The acceptance rate of FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is 39%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 19% of accepted students are men and 81% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 38%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Can I Afford FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles?

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 FIDM Los Angeles, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,578 a year. That adds up to $34,312 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FIDM Los Angeles is 6.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,847 undergraduate students at FIDM Los Angeles, with 1,580 being full-time and 267 being part-time.

There are also 39 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,580 full-time undergraduates at FIDM Los Angeles, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	175
Black or African American	137
Hispanic or Latino	377
White	521
International Students	245
Other Races/Ethnicities	125

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at FIDM Los Angeles. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

In 2019-2020, 1,244 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FIDM Los Angeles has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of FIDM Los Angeles

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles was $32,645 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how FIDM Los Angeles 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
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#39	#39
Business Management & Marketing	#39	#39

Online Growth Rankings of FIDM Los Angeles

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles was 48.0%. This is the #580 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FIDM Los Angeles 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%.

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Fashion Merchandising	262	0	0	262
Business Management & Marketing	0	206	26	232
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	16	12	0	28
TOTAL	278	218	26	522

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.