FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA · For-profit · Large city · FFIDM · FIDM LA
For-profit institution in Los Angeles, CA · 1,319 undergraduates · 42% acceptance rate · $49,840 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Acceptance rate
- Top 13%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $41,4931,920th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,3251,458th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,3251,401st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,3931,560th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,734251st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,8401,068th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,9741,154th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.2%525th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 41.5%184th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3191,194th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.2%1,398th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $40,372 | $39,009 |
| Apparel and TextilesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $32,382 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $21,850 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s 1,319 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA · 1,310 undergrads
- Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,379 undergrads
- Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA · 1,242 undergrads
- CBD CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 1,408 undergrads
- Reach UniversityOakland, CA · 1,226 undergrads
- Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,191 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD · 1,319 undergrads
- Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY · 1,317 undergrads
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS · 1,326 undergrads
- Rivier UniversityNashua, NH · 1,312 undergrads
- West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV · 1,328 undergrads
- Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY · 1,305 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefidm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 114354)
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- Compare with Westmont CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising vs Westmont CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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