BFA Fashion Design at Syracuse University

Programme overview

In-person BFA teaching students to design, create and develop apparel products from concept to production, while examining fashion's historic and contemporary effects on society, emerging technologies and the global industry. Students work in professional studios including the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse; options include a semester in London with the London College of Fashion.

Faculty: College of Visual and Performing Arts | Study mode: full-time | Location: Syracuse, NY, United States

What you will study

Apparel construction, flat pattern making, draping and presentation, with related work in textiles, fashion drawing, fashion marketing and computer-assisted design. Students develop original apparel collections.

Career pathways

Career path listed: Art and Design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-year applicants (all colleges): accredited high school completion; Common Application or Coalition Application, official high school transcript, senior year grade report, high school counselor evaluation and one academic recommendation. SAT/ACT scores are not required for Fall 2026 through Spring 2028 admission. Recommended (not required) preparation: four years each of English, science, social studies and mathematics, and three years of a foreign language. College of Visual and Performing Arts: a portfolio is required for the School of Design BFA and BID programmes; the college page does not name Fashion Design specifically.

Requirements published at faculty level.

USD 69,180 a year (2026-27). 2026-27 Main Campus undergraduate full-time tuition ($34,590 per semester for 12-19 credits, shown as $69,180 for the academic year on the cost page); one undergraduate rate band, the same on the international costs page. Excludes housing, meals, miscella Source

Students may apply for the fall or spring semester. First-year fall applicants may apply through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants may apply for fall or spring.

First-year deadlines: Early Action November 1; Early Decision I November 1; Early Decision II January 5; Regular Decision January 5. Fall transfer applications are due July 1; spring applications (first-year and transfer) are due November 15. Some programmes have earlier deadlines (for example Drama acting and musical theater application and prescreen December 1; architecture portfolio January 5).

First-year students apply through the Common Application or the Coalition Application powered by Scoir. SAT/ACT scores are not required for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 admission, and students who do not submit scores remain eligible for merit scholarships. An application fee waiver can be requested in writing by the school counselor to [email protected].

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