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FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles is a for-profit located in Los Angeles, California. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,551 10 years after enrolling, 86th in California, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average.
FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles’s median net annual cost of $40,793 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles sorted by number of graduates - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other, Design & Applied Arts, Marketing, Apparel and Textiles - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$40,793
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 76% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles is 8% higher than the state average, and 31% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles, Pell Grant recipients represent 30% of the measured graduating class, 5% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles graduates within 4.1 years.
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles’s economic mobility score of 4.09 is calculated by adjusting the 9.43 economic score of lower-income students by the 30% pell grant recipients within the student body. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles’s EMS of 4.09 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles pays $40,793 a year, $-5,647 less than the $35,146 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $40,793
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles, 78% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $40,793 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 53% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,163. This is 1% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,615
Pell grants
$4,933
State grants
$5,407
Institutional grants
$7,483
FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
1
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
8%
FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles's selective admissions are indicated by their 36% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,490 applicants, of which 536 were admitted and 292 enrolled. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While FIDM, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
89%
59%
First time
45%
59%
In-state
49%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
33%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
23%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
22%
12%