FIT vs. Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

Comparable Facts

Compare Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, NY with Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, VA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Fashion Institute of Technology is larger than Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach based on total student enrollment (8,206 students vs. 1,717 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Fashion Institute of Technology is located in New York, NY (Large City setting); Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach is in Virginia Beach, VA (Large City setting).
• Fashion Institute of Technology is a public, non-profit 4-year institution. Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach is a private, for-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Fashion Institute of Technology 16:1; Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach 22:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach are 86.3% lower than at Fashion Institute of Technology ($3,500 vs. $25,458).
• Out-of-state tuition is 9.6% higher at Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach than at Fashion Institute of Technology (about $1,615 more per year; $18,489 vs. $16,874).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach than at Fashion Institute of Technology (94% vs. 43%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach students is 43.6% larger than aid received by Fashion Institute of Technology students ($11,922 vs. $8,304).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at FIT, open admission at Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach.
• Typical fall application deadline: FIT Jan 1, 2027.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Fashion Institute of Technology graduates have a $4,261 lower median loan debt than Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach graduates ($19,500 vs. $23,761).
• Among borrowers, FIT graduates have an estimated $44 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach graduates ($201 vs. $245).
• More FIT graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach students, three years after graduation (70% vs. 18%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.