FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Overview

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution situated in Los Angeles, California. The city atmosphere of Los Angeles makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Known For?

• Students at FIDM Los Angeles have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at FIDM Los Angeles is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 4% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from FIDM Los Angeles makes roughly $46,231 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles?

Contact details for FIDM Los Angeles are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	919 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015-1421
Phone:	213-624-1200
Website:	www.fidm.edu

How Do I Get Into FIDM Los Angeles?

You can apply to FIDM Los Angeles online at: fidm.edu/en/admissions/how+to+apply/

Admission Requirements for FIDM Los Angeles

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FIDM Los Angeles?

The acceptance rate of FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is 36%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 20% of accepted students are men and 80% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 35%.

Can I Afford FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FIDM Los Angeles, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,163 a year. That adds up to $28,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FIDM Los Angeles is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,724 undergraduate students at FIDM Los Angeles, with 1,494 being full-time and 230 being part-time.

There are also 40 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,494 full-time undergraduates at FIDM Los Angeles, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	181
Black or African American	135
Hispanic or Latino	381
White	492
International Students	210
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at FIDM Los Angeles. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

In 2020-2021, 916 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FIDM Los Angeles has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of FIDM Los Angeles

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles was 48.0%. This is the #683 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FIDM Los Angeles regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.