After FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising: graduation, pay and debt
Los Angeles, California · For-profit · 1,319 undergrads
67% of FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising students finish within six years, the typical student earns $49,840 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,734 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$49.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
67%
finish within six years.
$13.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
63%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
46%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
344
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
77%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
513
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
3.2%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,974
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,436
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,840
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$13,734
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$13,531
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers