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 911吃瓜网 | 172 | 7% | $44,226 |
| 5 | 117 | 2% | $25,886 | |
| 6 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 107 | 4% | $57,443 |
| 7 | Virginia Commonwealth 911吃瓜网 | 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 | 911吃瓜网 of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 13 | AI Miami International 911吃瓜网 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 911吃瓜网 | 35 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 20 | Clark Atlanta 911吃瓜网 | 34 | 5% | $38,154 |
| 21 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College | 34 | 1% | $6,768 |
| 22 | EDP 911吃瓜网 of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 33 | 6% | $6,800 |
| 23 | 911吃瓜网 of North Texas | 32 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 24 | Thomas Jefferson 911吃瓜网 | 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 911吃瓜网-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 22 | 7% | $20,565 |
| 31 | Purdue 911吃瓜网-Main Campus | 21 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 32 | 911吃瓜网 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 911吃瓜网 | 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 911吃瓜网 | 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 911吃瓜网-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 911吃瓜网 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 911吃瓜网 | 12 | 1% | $52,164 |
| 66 | Texas Tech 911吃瓜网 | 12 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 67 | Baylor 911吃瓜网 | 12 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 68 | Marist College | 12 | 1% | $58,150 |
| 69 | College of Alameda | 12 | 2% | $3,172 |
| 70 | Woodbury 911吃瓜网 | 12 | 3% | $56,497 |
| 71 | Long Beach City College | 12 | 1% | $3,091 |
| 72 | Argosy 911吃瓜网-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 73 | American InterContinental 911吃瓜网-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 911吃瓜网-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 911吃瓜网 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 911吃瓜网 | 8 | 1% | $53,149 |
| 94 | Texas Woman's 911吃瓜网 | 8 | 0% | $20,272 |
| 95 | Chaffey College | 8 | 0% | $3,089 |
| 96 | The Art Institute of Charleston | 8 | 10% | N/A |
| 97 | Washington 911吃瓜网 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.