-67%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 67% at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising vs the 2004–2008 baseline (1.3k vs 4.0k).
California · Private for-profit · Predominantly associate's
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, California. 1,319 undergraduate students. 15 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+63%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising rose 63% between 2007 and 2010 ($6.1k → $10.0k).
+23%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising rose 23% between 2007 and 2010 ($19.8k → $24.4k).
-12%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (73.8% → 65.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$49,840+22% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$40,974
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry67.2%+49% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$12,000+63% · '97→'10
At program completion1,319+203% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS—+25% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time41.5%-41% · '08→'23
latest cohort$34,325+77% · '00→'10
out-of-state $34,325SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.2%Median federal debt $12,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,840 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+49%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · completion · 150% rose
43.9% → 65.3%
+25%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · retention rose
59.0% → 73.5%
+203%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · undergrad enrollment rose
1,459 → 4,424
+77%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · in-state tuition rose
$13,755 → $24,407
+154%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · out-of-state tuition rose
$13,755 → $35,000
+63%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · median debt rose
$6,125 → $10,000
-100%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · cohort default rate fell
10.4% → 0.0%
+271%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · pell share rose
7.0% → 25.9%
+31%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · earnings_median_8yr rose
$33,200 → $43,436
+30%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · earnings_median_6yr rose
$31,400 → $40,974
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
6 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising graduates earn $X” — not “FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.