The Fashion Institute of Technology, often abbreviated to FIT, is a publicly funded college based in Manhattan, New York City. FIT forms a part of the State University of New York (SUNY). With an enrollment of roughly 8,555 students, its campus consists of nine buildings which are home to design workshops, laboratories, and television and radio studios.
Latest ranking updates for Fashion Institute of Technology
- 31 Jul, 2023: Fashion Institute of Technology ranks 5346 in the latest Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities from Webometrics.
- 22 Mar, 2023: Publication of QS World University Rankings By Subject (Business & Management Studies). Ranking position #101.
- 30 Aug, 2022: New edition of Forbes: America's Top Colleges. Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #180.
- 11 Nov, 2021: Payscale announced latest results of Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni) with Fashion Institute of Technology in position 226.
University rankings
- #180
- #180
- Forbes: America's Top Colleges
[Published 30 August, 2022]
- #175
- #179
- Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only)
[Published 11 November, 2021]
- #222
- #226
- Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni)
[Published 11 November, 2021]
- #773
- #5346
- Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023]
Subject rankings
Arts Visual & Performing
- #18
- #18
- Art
- Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
[Published 11 November, 2021]
- #29
- #101
- Art & Design
- QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 22 March, 2023]
Engineering
- #385
- #393
- Engineering
- Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
[Published 11 November, 2021]
Highest subject rankings for Fashion Institute of Technology
ArtPayscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
#18
Arts Visual & Performing
EngineeringPayscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
#393
Engineering
About Fashion Institute of Technology
PROS
- One of the most recurring comments from learners is that the community here is tight-knit, kind and supportive. This is one of the most important factors in student satisfaction.
- Tuition fees are fair for the student experience you get in return, according to those enrolled.
- As one of the top-rated fashion colleges in the country, FIT, enjoys a strong reputation among prospective students and employers.
CONS
- Some students dislike that there are some classes that are mandatory, as they expected to have complete control over their course choices.
- There is a lack of party culture on campus, which some students want.
- Students feel that the food is overpriced, and numerous students say they eat off-campus for this reason.
Key facts
- Foundation year:
- 1969
- Telephone:
- (212) 217-7675
- Address:
- 227 W 27Th Street
- 10001-59, New York
- USA
- Website:
- https://www.fitnyc.edu
- Social:
Campus Life at FIT
Behind the Scenes at NYFW with FIT
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Attending FIT NYC | Fashion Institute of Technology Advice
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY in 2020 (PART 1): Tips, Experiences & More!
Map of Fashion Institute of Technology
Location of Fashion Institute of Technology in New York
- New York University#15(2 Km)
- Columbia University in New York#16(7.22 Km)
- Barnard College#195(7.33 Km)
- CUNY Hunter College#232(3.47 Km)
- City College of New York, City University of New York#234(0.98 Km)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai#435(5.88 Km)
FAQ
Fashion Institute of Technology ranks #571 in USA in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 1925 universities in USA.
Fashion Institute of Technology ranks #16 in New York in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 35 universities in New York.
Fashion Institute of Technology is listed in Forbes: America's Top Colleges, Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only), Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni), Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities See all 6 rankings of Fashion Institute of Technology.
Fashion Institute of Technology achieved #179 in Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only). This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for Fashion Institute of Technology.
Fashion Institute of Technology achieved the highest ranking for Arts Visual & Performing. It is ranked #18 in Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors (Art). See all subject rankings for Fashion Institute of Technology.
A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings Fashion Institute of Technology ranks #16 among universities in New York and #571 among universities in USA. See all rankings of Fashion Institute of Technology.
In our meta ranking Fashion Institute of Technology ranks #571 among all universities in USA and Stanford University ranks #1. See all rankings of universities in New York. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.
Ranking publishers
The Times/CAO, HEA
The Times and The Sunday Times
The Guardian News and Media Limited
The University League Tables
Rogers Digital Media
U-Ranking
Wallstreet Journal USA & THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 14 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking-Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings:
- Outcomes 40% (employability)
Resources 30%
Engagement 20% (teaching)
Environment 10% (diversity)
RUY
América Economía
Perspektywy
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-THE Global Employability University Ranking:
- Employability (survey) 100%
- Published:
- 16 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-THE World Reputation Rankings:
- Research Reputation 66,6%
Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Published:
- 25 January, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-THE World’s Most International Universities:
- Proportion of international students 25%
Proportion of international staff 25%
Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25%
University’s international reputation 25%
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-THE Young University Rankings:
- Teaching 30%
Research (volume, income and reputation) 30%
Citations 30%
International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5%
Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking-QS Employability Rankings:
- Employer reputation 30%
Alumni outcomes 25%
Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25%
Employer/Student Connections 10%
Graduate employment rate 10%
- Published:
- 22 March, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-QS World University Rankings By Subject:
- Academic Reputation: 50%
Employer Reputation: 30%
Research Citations Per Paper: 10%
H-index: 10%
- Published:
- 24 June, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking-QS 50 under 50:
- Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.
Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 19 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-QS University Rankings: Arab Region:
- Academic reputation 30%
Employer reputation 20%
Faculty/student ratio 15%
International research network 10%
- Published:
- 26 October, 2022
RUF
Sapiens Research
Thomson Reuters
- Published:
- 23 October, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking-Reuters Most Innovative Universities:
- Patent Volume 33%
Patent Citations 34%
Industry Article Citation Impact 11%
Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11%
Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11%
National Institutional Ranking Framework
Careers360
Us News
- Published:
- 11 September, 2022
- Published:
- 11 September, 2022
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Urap
- Published:
- 28 November, 2022
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Published:
- 29 March, 2023
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- **Quality of Education 10%**
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%**Quality of Faculty 40%**
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%**Research Output 40%**
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%**Per Capita Performance 10%**
Forbes
- Published:
- 30 August, 2022
Payscale
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking-Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only):
- Ranking is based on ROI
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
Washington Monthly
- Published:
- 28 August, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-Washington Monthly - National Universities:
- Social Mobility 33.33%
Research 33.33%
Community and National Service 33.33%
Kiplinger
- Published:
- 31 July, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking-Kiplinger's Best College Values:
- Quality Criteria 55%
Cost Criteria 45%
The Princeton Review
- Published:
- 26 October, 2021
- Published:
- 26 April, 2022
- Published:
- 26 April, 2022
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- Scientific Impact
Number of Publications
Collaboration
Open Access
Gender Diversity
Scimago Institutions
- Published:
- 06 March, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research 50%
Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- **Research Performance: 40%**
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%**Quality of Education: 25%**
**Alumni Employment: 25%**
**Quality of Faculty: 10%**
- Published:
- 08 August, 2022
- Published:
- 16 May, 2022
- Published:
- 16 May, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-MONEY Best Public Colleges:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
- Published:
- 25 August, 2020
- Published:
- 25 August, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking-MONEY Best Colleges You Can Actually Get Into:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
- Published:
- 16 May, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking-MONEY Best Colleges in America, ranked by value:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
- Published:
- 25 August, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking-MONEY Colleges That Add the Most Value:
- Quality of education 33.33%
Affordability 33.33%
Outcomes 33.33%
Nature Index
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-Nature Index - Academic:
- Article count (AC)
Fractional count (FC)
Weighted fractional count (WFC)
- Published:
- 17 March, 2021
- Published:
- 17 March, 2021
- Published:
- 08 December, 2021
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- **Research Productivity: 25%**
- \# Articles last 11 years: 10%
- \# Articles current year: 15%**Research Impact: 35%**
- \# Citations last 11 years: 15%
- \# Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average \# citations last 11 years: 10%**Research Excellence: 40%**
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- \# Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- \# Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-RUR World University Rankings:
- **Teaching: 40%**
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%**Research: 40%**
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%**International Diversity: 10%**
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%**Financial Sustainability: 10%**
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-RUR Academic Rankings:
- Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20%
Citation per papers 20%
Papers per academic and research staff 20%
International research reputation 20%
Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-RUR Reputation Ranking:
- Teaching Reputation 50%
Research Reputation 50%
StuDocu
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
4icu
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
Webometrics
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking-Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
- Visibility 50%
Excellence 35%
Transparency 10%
Presence 5%
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), part of the State University of New York (SUNY), holds a prominent position in the world of fashion education. Established in 1969, it's renowned for its diverse range of programs and innovative approach to design, business, and technology in the fashion industry.
FIT's campus, located in Manhattan, New York City, encompasses nine buildings housing state-of-the-art design workshops, laboratories, and multimedia studios. The college boasts an enrollment of around 8,555 students, creating a tight-knit community that many learners appreciate for its supportive environment.
In terms of rankings, FIT has received recognition across various platforms. According to the latest updates:
- Forbes ranked FIT #180 in America's Top Colleges (published 30 August, 2022).
- QS World University Rankings By Subject placed FIT at #101 in Business & Management Studies (published 22 March, 2023).
- Payscale College Salary Report positioned FIT at #226 among Best Universities for All Alumni (published 11 November, 2021).
- Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities placed FIT at #5346 in their latest ranking (published 31 July, 2023).
Furthermore, in subject-specific rankings:
- FIT excels in Arts Visual & Performing, ranking #18 in the Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors (Art).
- In Engineering, FIT ranks #393 according to the Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors.
As for feedback from students, there are several pros and cons highlighted about FIT:
Pros:
- The community is described as tight-knit, kind, and supportive, a crucial factor contributing to student satisfaction.
- Tuition fees are considered fair for the quality of the student experience.
- FIT enjoys a strong reputation among both prospective students and employers due to its status as one of the top-rated fashion colleges in the country.
Cons:
- Some students express discontent about mandatory classes, expecting more control over their course choices.
- The campus lacks a vibrant party culture, which some students desire.
- Concerns are raised about overpriced food on campus, leading many students to eat off-campus.
FIT's position in various rankings reflects its reputation and excellence in the fields of fashion, arts, and design, providing students with a solid educational foundation.
