Fashion Institute
of Technology
Public College in New York, NY. Six-year graduation rate 81%. Median 10-year earnings $62,696.
Ten-year median earnings of $62,696 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. The six-year graduation rate of 81% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $12,000. On economic mobility, 3.6% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 81% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 60% puts Fashion Institute of Technology on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool runs to 3,971, typical for a school of this reach. 56% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 81% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 91% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 65% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,575 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,340 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $14,117 at $0–30k versus $26,070 at $110k+. Grant aid is limited — 47% of students receive any. 31% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,291 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,117 |
| $30–48k | $16,238 |
| $48–75k | $20,406 |
| $75–110k | $21,979 |
| $110k+ | $26,070 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,333 of these 7,575 students, totalling $15,320,336 — an average of $6,567 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (New York County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)