Outcomes after Graduation

The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness collects, organizes, and analyzes the information on this page.

Updated September 2026

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) collects information about its alumni in a variety of ways to understand their pathways following graduation and to provide consumer information as mandated. These data sources include surveys, the National Student Clearinghouse, Lightcast, and SUNY.

The most recent survey of 2024-25 graduates was conducted in Spring 2026. The response rate was 21%. FIT awarded 1,915 associate and 1,643 bachelor’s degrees between July 1st, 2024 and June 30th, 2025. 74% or 1,396 of 1,891 associate degree graduates (excluding those awarded the bachelor’s at the same time) were enrolled in the Fall 2025 term in a bachelor’s program at FIT. Some associate degree graduates pursued Bachelor's degrees at other colleges (4%).

Additional survey results include:

  • 73% of bachelor’s graduates are working and/or continuing their education, while 26% are seeking employment. Eighty-three percent of the bachelor’s graduates who are working are employed in a job related to their degree program. According to National Student Clearinghouse data, 3% are pursuing graduate education in a variety of fields, including law school.
  • Most bachelor’s completers were employed in a business (64%), while 31% were working on a temporary, contract, or freelance basis, with another 7% working as entrepreneurs and 8% working as interns. Among associate graduates not enrolled in college, 34% worked on a temporary, contract, or freelance basis.
  • Most alumni working full-time (54%) are moderately or very satisfied with their career activity following graduation.
  • FIT alumni were primarily employed in New York State (78%), with the majority working in New York City (89%). Almost two-thirds of bachelor’s graduates working full-time (62%) reported a total annual income of $50,000 a year or more, a decrease from last year (67%). A smaller portion of Non-Enrolled AAS Graduates working full-time (43%) reported a total annual income of $50,000 a year or more, an increase from last year (36%).
  • Twenty percent of bachelor’s alumni working full-time and 14% of associate alumni working full-time responded that they made connections through an internship or experiential learning experience during the FIT education that led to their job.
  • FIT alumni are highly satisfied. Of all the FIT alumni survey respondents, 85% would attend again, and 71% would choose the same major.