FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
College or university · Los Angeles, California
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 294
- Share of all students
- 21.5%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 269 / 25
- Change since fall 2015
- -38.6%
International21.5%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 479 |
| 2016 | 465 |
| 2017 | 420 |
| 2018 | 427 |
| 2019 | 453 |
| 2020 | 317 |
| 2021 | 272 |
| 2022 | 114 |
| 2023 | 294 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,366 | 294 | 21.5% |
| 2022 | 914 | 114 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 1,764 | 272 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | 1,886 | 317 | 16.8% |
| 2019 | 2,227 | 453 | 20.3% |
| 2018 | 2,221 | 427 | 19.2% |
| 2017 | 2,384 | 420 | 17.6% |
| 2016 | 2,624 | 465 | 17.7% |
| 2015 | 2,814 | 479 | 17.0% |
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate269
- Graduate25
- Rank in California by international students
- 66 of 315
- Share of California's international students
- 0.3%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 0.03%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
How this school compares
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising reports 294 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 21.5% of its enrolment, against 4.7% across California's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 21.5%
- Share across California
- 4.7%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- -38.6%
- Change since fall 2015, California
- -15.4%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Sponsored jobs in Los Angeles
Employers in Los Angeles filed 19,929 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 7,000 job titles, at a median offered wage of $107,869.
- Applications since FY2022
- 19,929
- Employers filing
- 4,329
- Median offered wage
- $107,869
- Software Engineer663
- Associate319
- Assistant Professor291
- Postdoctoral Scholar256
- Senior Associate169
- Designer165
- Software Developer162
- Assistant Project Scientist160
- Research Associate158
- Manager147
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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