Applying to FIT

Fashion Institute of Technology's acceptance rate is 58.00% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 4,326 students applied and 2,509 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

FIT's acceptance rate places 26th out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to FIT, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at Fashion Institute of Technology.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Fashion Institute of Technology is 58.00% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 53.01%. 786 men and 3,540 women applied to FIT and 385 men and 2,124 women students were accepted.

Among them, 208 men and 1,126 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at FIT.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at FIT
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	4,326	786	3,540	0	0
Admitted	2,509	385	2,124	0	0
Enrolled	1,330	208	1,126	0	0
Acceptance Rate	58.00%	48.98%	60.00%	-	-
Yield	53.01%	54.03%	53.01%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Fashion Institute of Technology 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at FIT. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Fashion Institute of Technology.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

FIT Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $100 for graduate schools of Fashion Institute of Technology. The next table provides general admission information for applying to FIT.

Admission Information for Applying to FIT
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$100
Admission Information	www.fitnyc.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www.suny.edu/applysuny
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master

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