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FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

36%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$25

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,490 276 1,214
Admitted students 536 108 428
Enrolled students 292 62 230
Acceptance rate 36% 39% 35%
Yield rate 54% 57% 54%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles received a total of 1,490 applications. These applications included 276 male applicants and 1,214 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,490 applicants, FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles admitted 536 students. Among the admitted students, there were 108 males and 428 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 292 students chose to enroll at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles. This means that 292 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 62 were male and 230 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles had an overall acceptance rate of 36% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 39% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 35%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles had an overall yield rate of 54% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 57%, and for female admitted students, it was 54%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 1,419 183 1,236 699 75 624 49% 41% 50% 471 52 419 67% 69% 67%
2016 1,503 213 1,290 623 70 553 42% 33% 43% 398 43 355 64% 61% 64%
2017 1,538 239 1,299 607 84 523 40% 35% 40% 373 60 313 61% 71% 60%
2018 1,371 236 1,135 712 112 600 52% 48% 53% 436 73 363 61% 65% 60%
2019 1,849 321 1,528 670 117 553 36% 36% 36% 426 88 338 64% 75% 61%
2020 1,615 317 1,298 624 119 505 39% 38% 39% 341 62 279 55% 52% 55%
2021 1,490 276 1,214 536 108 428 36% 39% 35% 292 62 230 54% 57% 54%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Not Accepted