Outcomes after Graduation

Information on this page is collected, organized, and analyzed by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

September 2025

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 2023-24 graduates was conducted in February 2025. The response rate to the survey was 16%. FIT awarded 2,012 associate and 1,550 bachelor’s degrees between July 1st, 2023 and June 30th, 2024. 75% or 1,424 of 1,976 associate degree graduates (excluding those awarded the bachelor’s at the same time) were enrolled in the Spring 2025 term in a bachelor’s program at FIT. Some Associate graduates pursued Bachelor's degrees at other colleges (5%).

Additional survey results include:

  • 76% of bachelor’s graduates are working and/or continuing their education, while 22% are seeking employment. Eighty-two 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, 4% are pursuing graduate education in a variety of fields, including law school.
  • Most bachelor’s completers were employed in a business (64%), while 25% were working on a temporary, contract, or on a freelance basis, with another 8% working as entrepreneurs and 6% working as interns. Among the associate graduates not enrolled in college, 19% were working on a temporary, contract, or on a freelance basis. 
  • Most alumni working full-time (59%) are moderately or very satisfied with their career activity following graduation.
  • FIT alumni were primarily employed in New York State (86%), with the majority working in New York City (90%). Almost three-quarters of bachelor’s graduates working full-time (67%) reported a total annual income of $50,000 a year or more, a slight decrease from last year (69%). A much smaller portion of Non-Enrolled AAS Graduates working full-time (36%) reported a total annual income of $50,000 a year or more, a decrease from last year (48%).
  • Twenty-two percent of bachelor’s alumni working full-time and 21% 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 have high rates of internship participation during their enrollment, with 48% of Associate respondents and 75% of Bachelor’s degree alumni reporting internship experience.
  • FIT alumni are highly satisfied. Of all the FIT alumni survey respondents, 82% would attend again, and 72% would choose the same major.