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 Â鶹Íø | 172 | 7% | $44,226 |
| 5 | 117 | 2% | $25,886 | |
| 6 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 107 | 4% | $57,443 |
| 7 | Virginia Commonwealth Â鶹Íø | 90 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 81 | 4% | $3,137 |
| 9 | 68 | 1% | $31,704 | |
| 10 | SUNY Oneonta | 67 | 4% | $25,028 |
| 11 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57 | 4% | $67,742 |
| 12 | Â鶹Íø of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 13 | AI Miami International Â鶹Íø 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 | 35 | 1% | $24,915 | |
| 19 | Drexel Â鶹Íø | 35 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 20 | Clark Atlanta Â鶹Íø | 34 | 5% | $38,154 |
| 21 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College | 34 | 1% | $6,768 |
| 22 | EDP Â鶹Íø of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 33 | 6% | $6,800 |
| 23 | Â鶹Íø of North Texas | 32 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 24 | Thomas Jefferson Â鶹Íø | 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 Â鶹Íø-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 22 | 7% | $20,565 |
| 31 | Purdue Â鶹Íø-Main Campus | 21 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 32 | Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø | 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 Â鶹Íø | 18 | 3% | $49,232 |
| 45 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 18 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 46 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 18 | 5% | $18,996 |
| 47 | 17 | 0% | $28,862 | |
| 48 | Moore College of Art and Design | 17 | 18% | $60,292 |
| 49 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-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 Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø | 12 | 1% | $52,164 |
| 66 | Texas Tech Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 67 | Baylor Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 68 | Marist College | 12 | 1% | $58,150 |
| 69 | College of Alameda | 12 | 2% | $3,172 |
| 70 | Woodbury Â鶹Íø | 12 | 3% | $56,497 |
| 71 | Long Beach City College | 12 | 1% | $3,091 |
| 72 | Argosy Â鶹Íø-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 73 | American InterContinental Â鶹Íø-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 Â鶹Íø-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 Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø | 8 | 1% | $53,149 |
| 94 | Texas Woman's Â鶹Íø | 8 | 0% | $20,272 |
| 95 | Chaffey College | 8 | 0% | $3,089 |
| 96 | The Art Institute of Charleston | 8 | 10% | N/A |
| 97 | Washington Â鶹Íø 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 | 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.