Is FIT more competitive than Parsons School of Design?

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Priyanka | Contributor-Level 10

11 months ago

Here is a detailed difference between Parsons School of Design and FIT.

Parameters	Parsons School of Design	Fashion Institute of Technology
Establishment	1896	1944
Shiksha Popularity Ranking (Arts)	#1	#59
Tuition Fees	UG:INR 30.2L - 50.4L PG:INR 48.1L - 50.1L	UG:INR 14.36 L - 18.6 L PG:INR 20.22 L
Total number of Courses	37	48
Specialisations Offered	MA MS MBA MFA M.Arch BFA B.Tech B.Arch	MA MBA MS MFA BBA BFA BA BJMC
Acceptance Rate	Around 52 - 63%	53%

It suggests that while Parsons School of Design has a better ranking, FIT stands better in other parameters, making FIT more competitive than Parsons New York.

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Anushree Sinha | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

With the FIT acceptance rate of 58%, the university is moderately selective to get into. Also, the Parsons School of Design acceptance rate stands at 63%, which indicates that the university selects about 63/100 applicants on average. Hence, both universities are moderately competitive when it comes

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