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FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - San Francisco Bachelor’s in Design & Applied Arts

The main focus area for this major is Industrial Design. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - San Francisco. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in design, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the FIDM San Francisco Bachelor’s in Design

#120 in the U.S
#14 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at FIDM San Francisco was ranked #120 on College Factual's Best Schools for design list. It is also ranked #14 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for FIDM San Francisco.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 5
Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools 7
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 7
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 25
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 57
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 96
Best Value Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 120
Best Design & Applied Arts Schools 120
Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 227
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 244
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 244
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts 344

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Design from FIDM San Francisco Cost?

$32,645 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

FIDM San Francisco Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at FIDM San Francisco paid an average of $695 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,275 $31,275
Fees $1,370 $1,370
Books and Supplies $2,501 $2,501

Learn more about FIDM San Francisco tuition and fees.

FIDM San Francisco Design Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Design students who received their bachelor’s degree at FIDM San Francisco took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $28,898.

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Does FIDM San Francisco Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Design?

Online degrees for the FIDM San Francisco design bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FIDM San Francisco Online Learning page.

FIDM San Francisco Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Design

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
90.0% Women
50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 10 bachelor’s degrees in design awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 90.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 50.0% of design bachelor’s degree recipients at FIDM San Francisco in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bachelor’s in Design Focus Areas at FIDM San Francisco

Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Industrial Design 10

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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