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 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College | 34 | 1% | $6,768 |
| 21 | Clark Atlanta University | 34 | 5% | $38,154 |
| 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 | Syracuse University | 20 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 34 | The Art Institute of Houston | 20 | 7% | $19,068 |
| 35 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | 20 | 17% | $34,794 |
| 36 | Houston Community College | 20 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 37 | American River College | 20 | 0% | $2,958 |
| 38 | Seattle Central College | 20 | 1% | $4,494 |
| 39 | The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | 19 | 10% | N/A |
| 40 | Albright College | 19 | 4% | $60,636 |
| 41 | El Centro College | 19 | 1% | $3,770 |
| 42 | Academia Serrant Inc | 19 | 8% | N/A |
| 43 | The Art Institute of Seattle | 19 | 10% | $18,960 |
| 44 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 18 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 45 | Centenary University | 18 | 3% | $49,232 |
| 46 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 18 | 5% | $18,996 |
| 47 | Lasell College | 17 | 3% | $54,900 |
| 48 | SUNY Westchester Community College | 17 | 1% | $7,236 |
| 49 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 17 | 7% | $49,834 |
| 50 | Michigan State University | 17 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 51 | Santa Monica College | 17 | 0% | $2,888 |
| 52 | Moore College of Art and Design | 17 | 18% | $60,292 |
| 53 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 17 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 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 | The Art Institute of Portland | 13 | 8% | N/A |
| 63 | The Art Institute of Austin | 13 | 8% | $19,068 |
| 64 | Orange Coast College | 13 | 0% | $3,103 |
| 65 | Long Beach City College | 12 | 1% | $3,091 |
| 66 | Woodbury University | 12 | 3% | $56,497 |
| 67 | College of Alameda | 12 | 2% | $3,172 |
| 68 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 69 | The Art Institute of San Antonio | 12 | 7% | $19,068 |
| 70 | St Catherine University | 12 | 1% | $52,164 |
| 71 | American InterContinental University-Atlanta | 12 | 2% | $13,270 |
| 72 | The Art Institute of Indianapolis | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 73 | Texas Tech University | 12 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 74 | Baylor University | 12 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 75 | Marist College | 12 | 1% | $58,150 |
| 76 | Cazenovia College | 11 | 5% | $51,526 |
| 77 | The Art Institute of Colorado | 10 | 6% | N/A |
| 78 | The Art Institute of Phoenix | 10 | 6% | N/A |
| 79 | College of the Sequoias | 10 | 0% | $3,307 |
| 80 | The Art Institute of Charlotte | 10 | 8% | N/A |
| 81 | Orange Technical College-Orlando Campus | 10 | 4% | N/A |
| 82 | Baltimore City Community College | 10 | 1% | $5,146 |
| 83 | Johnson County Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,350 |
| 84 | El Paso Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,089 |
| 85 | Pima Community College | 9 | 0% | $4,062 |
| 86 | Santa Ana College | 9 | 0% | $3,076 |
| 87 | Phoenix College | 9 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 88 | Nassau Community College | 9 | 0% | $7,680 |
| 89 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego | 9 | 4% | $20,565 |
| 90 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | 9 | 3% | $6,800 |
| 91 | San Joaquin Delta College | 9 | 0% | $3,205 |
| 92 | Texas Woman's University | 8 | 0% | $20,272 |
| 93 | The Art Institute of Charleston | 8 | 10% | N/A |
| 94 | Chaffey College | 8 | 0% | $3,089 |
| 95 | Stevenson University | 8 | 1% | $53,149 |
| 96 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 8 | 16% | $6,662 |
| 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 | Seattle Pacific University | 6 | 0% | $58,794 |
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.