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Fashion Institute of Technology: cost, admission and results

Fashion Institute of Technology is a public college in New York, New York. It has about 7,637 undergraduate students. It admits 60% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $16,514 a year.

At a glance

  • 60%Admission rate
  • $16,514Net price a year
  • 81%Graduation rate
  • $72,055Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
New York, New York 10001
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
7,637
Graduate students
282
Students per teacher
16 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
fitnyc.edu

Getting in

Fashion Institute of Technology admits 60% of those who apply, which makes it moderately selective. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from New York$6,596
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$17,576
Room and meals on campus$26,575
Books and supplies$1,850
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$24,857
Average net price after grants and scholarships$16,514

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 8% above the median net price of colleges in New York on this site ($15,275). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$12,551
$30,001 to $48,000$13,026
$48,001 to $75,000$16,994
$75,001 to $110,000$21,200
Above $110,000$23,992

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNY medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year91%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)81%50%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$72,055$60,260$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$12,000$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

35% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 30% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 82% women and 18% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 32 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Fashion Institute of Technology?

Fashion Institute of Technology admits 60% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Fashion Institute of Technology?

Published tuition and fees are $6,596 a year for students from New York and $17,576 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Fashion Institute of Technology?

81% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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