Bachelor of Science Program Data

Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates | New-to-Program Students

Baccalaureate fall-to-fall retention rates for fall entering students. 

The following table provides the number of students enrolled in a given fall term, and compares this to the number of students who either graduate that year, or return the following fall.  The number of students who do not graduate or continue with the program the subsequent year are categorized as "attrited." The final percentage is the retention rate (the % of students that were "retained" by the program).

Source: IRE's Cohort Tracking data built from Official SIRIS enrollment and degree data

  Fall 2022 Cohort
Status Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Cohort
Status Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Cohort
Status Fall 2025
BS Program Entering Cohort Retained at FIT or Graduated Retention Rate Entering Cohort Retained at FIT  or Graduated Retention Rate Entering Cohort Retained at FIT or Graduated Retention Rate
Advertising & Marketing Communications 209 201 96% 229 217 95% 206 190 92%
Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing 69 68 99% 71 68 96% 55 52 95%
Direct & Interactive Marketing 23 19 83% 18 12 67% 21 17 81%
Entrepreneurship for the Fashion & Design Industries 22 20 91% 24 22 92% 23 22 96%
Fashion Business Management 324 307 95% 318 304 96% 319 302 95%
Home Products Development 7 7 100% 10 10 100% 5 5 100%
International Trade & Marketing for the Fashion Industries 57 50 88% 78 70 90% 72 67 93%
Production Management: Fashion Related Industries 24 21 84% 28 26 93% 39 35 90%
Technical Design 43 40 93% 61 57 93% 61 58 95%
Textile Development and Marketing 29 28 97% 27 27 100% 30 29 97%

 

Baccalaureate Three-Year Graduation Rates | New-to-Program Students

Baccalaureate graduation rates for fall entering students. Graduated in either original program or another program.

The three-year graduation rate chart provides the number of students entering the program in a given fall and indicates how many graduated within three years (the standard benchmark allowing for an extra year to complete beyond the traditional two years also known as a 150% completion rate).

Source: IRE's Cohort Tracking data built from Official SIRIS enrollment and degree data

  Fall 2020
Fall 2021
Fall 2022
BS Program Entering
Cohort
Graduated Graduation
Rate
Entering
Cohort
Graduated Graduation
Rate
Entering
Cohort
Graduated Graduation
Rate
Advertising & Marketing Communications 196 180 92% 209 191 91% 209 184 88%
Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing 73 63 86% 73 67 92% 69 66 96%
Direct & Interactive Marketing 24 17 71% 19 16 84% 23 17 74%
Entrepreneurship for the Fashion & Design Industries 22 16 73% 21 17 81% 22 16 73%
Fashion Business Management 321 291 91% 308 287 93% 324 299 92%
Home Products Development 9 8 89% 10 9 90% 7 7 100%
International Trade & Marketing for the Fashion Industries 109 95 87% 84 70 83% 57 40 70%
Production Management: Fashion Related Industries 37 30 81% 41 29 71% 25 20 80%
Technical Design 47 38 81% 30 24 80% 43 29 67%
Textile Development and Marketing 36 31 86% 31 26 84% 29 26 90%