A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 608 | 16% | $24,220 |
| 2 | The New School | 394 | 14% | $71,361 |
| 3 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | 231 | 18% | $34,794 |
| 4 | Academy of Art University | 172 | 7% | $44,226 |
| 5 | Kent State University at Kent | 117 | 2% | $25,886 |
| 6 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 107 | 4% | $57,443 |
| 7 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 90 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 81 | 4% | $3,137 |
| 9 | Montclair State University | 68 | 1% | $31,704 |
| 10 | SUNY Oneonta | 67 | 4% | $25,028 |
| 11 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57 | 4% | $67,742 |
| 12 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 13 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | 42 | 10% | $19,104 |
| 14 | Otis College of Art and Design | 41 | 13% | $66,160 |
| 15 | Columbia College Chicago | 39 | 2% | $45,644 |
| 16 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 38 | 9% | $30,200 |
| 17 | West Valley College | 37 | 4% | $3,317 |
| 18 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 35 | 1% | $24,915 |
| 19 | Drexel University | 35 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 20 | Clark Atlanta University | 34 | 5% | $38,154 |
| 21 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College | 34 | 1% | $6,768 |
| 22 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 33 | 6% | $6,800 |
| 23 | University of North Texas | 32 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 24 | Thomas Jefferson University | 31 | 1% | $59,762 |
| 25 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 29 | 3% | $67,870 |
| 26 | City College of San Francisco | 27 | 1% | $3,613 |
| 27 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 26 | 10% | N/A |
| 28 | The Art Institute of Philadelphia | 24 | 11% | N/A |
| 29 | San Diego Mesa College | 23 | 1% | $2,998 |
| 30 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 22 | 7% | $20,565 |
| 31 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 21 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 32 | University of Delaware | 21 | 0% | $29,342 |
| 33 | Houston Community College | 20 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 34 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | 20 | 17% | $34,794 |
| 35 | Syracuse University | 20 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 36 | The Art Institute of Houston | 20 | 7% | $19,068 |
| 37 | American River College | 20 | 0% | $2,958 |
| 38 | Seattle Central College | 20 | 1% | $4,494 |
| 39 | El Centro College | 19 | 1% | $3,770 |
| 40 | Albright College | 19 | 4% | $60,636 |
| 41 | The Art Institute of Seattle | 19 | 10% | $18,960 |
| 42 | The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | 19 | 10% | N/A |
| 43 | Academia Serrant Inc | 19 | 8% | N/A |
| 44 | Centenary University | 18 | 3% | $49,232 |
| 45 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 18 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 46 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 18 | 5% | $18,996 |
| 47 | Michigan State University | 17 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 48 | Moore College of Art and Design | 17 | 18% | $60,292 |
| 49 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 17 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 50 | Santa Monica College | 17 | 0% | $2,888 |
| 51 | Lasell College | 17 | 3% | $54,900 |
| 52 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 17 | 7% | $49,834 |
| 53 | SUNY Westchester Community College | 17 | 1% | $7,236 |
| 54 | Saddleback College | 16 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 55 | The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg | 16 | 13% | N/A |
| 56 | Mt San Antonio College | 15 | 0% | $3,267 |
| 57 | Clary Sage College | 15 | 6% | N/A |
| 58 | Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas | 14 | 8% | $19,068 |
| 59 | Salt Lake Community College | 14 | 0% | $4,743 |
| 60 | California College of the Arts | 14 | 3% | $67,074 |
| 61 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | 14 | 0% | $7,520 |
| 62 | Orange Coast College | 13 | 0% | $3,103 |
| 63 | The Art Institute of Portland | 13 | 8% | N/A |
| 64 | The Art Institute of Austin | 13 | 8% | $19,068 |
| 65 | St Catherine University | 12 | 1% | $52,164 |
| 66 | Texas Tech University | 12 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 67 | Baylor University | 12 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 68 | Marist College | 12 | 1% | $58,150 |
| 69 | College of Alameda | 12 | 2% | $3,172 |
| 70 | Woodbury University | 12 | 3% | $56,497 |
| 71 | Long Beach City College | 12 | 1% | $3,091 |
| 72 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 73 | American InterContinental University-Atlanta | 12 | 2% | $13,270 |
| 74 | The Art Institute of Indianapolis | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 75 | The Art Institute of San Antonio | 12 | 7% | $19,068 |
| 76 | Cazenovia College | 11 | 5% | $51,526 |
| 77 | The Art Institute of Colorado | 10 | 6% | N/A |
| 78 | College of the Sequoias | 10 | 0% | $3,307 |
| 79 | The Art Institute of Charlotte | 10 | 8% | N/A |
| 80 | Baltimore City Community College | 10 | 1% | $5,146 |
| 81 | Orange Technical College-Orlando Campus | 10 | 4% | N/A |
| 82 | The Art Institute of Phoenix | 10 | 6% | N/A |
| 83 | Pima Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,062 |
| 84 | El Paso Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,089 |
| 85 | Johnson County Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,350 |
| 86 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego | 9 | 4% | $20,565 |
| 87 | Phoenix College | 9 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 88 | Nassau Community College | 9 | 0% | $7,680 |
| 89 | San Joaquin Delta College | 9 | 0% | $3,205 |
| 90 | Santa Ana College | 9 | 0% | $3,076 |
| 91 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | 9 | 3% | $6,800 |
| 92 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 8 | 16% | $6,662 |
| 93 | Stevenson University | 8 | 1% | $53,149 |
| 94 | Texas Woman's University | 8 | 0% | $20,272 |
| 95 | Chaffey College | 8 | 0% | $3,089 |
| 96 | The Art Institute of Charleston | 8 | 10% | N/A |
| 97 | Washington University in St Louis | 7 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 98 | Maine College of Art | 7 | 5% | $50,690 |
| 99 | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh | 7 | 5% | $19,032 |
| 100 | Ball State University | 6 | 0% | $24,550 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Fashion/Apparel Design program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.