This program is designed to provide students with an understanding of fashion and textile industries, consumer behavior, product development, business principles, and technology applications.
Students concentrate in one of two areas
Design and Product Development emphasizes the total design and production process from inception to finished product and its ultimate sale to the consumer. Specialized labs and industry software provide students with extensive hands-on experience in the latest design, product development, and fashion retailing technology applications.
Merchandising combines an overview of the fashion industry, consumer behavior, product development, planning, buying business operations and entrepreneurship.
Students may apply for university, college and departmental scholarships through one application. You can find the scholarship application once you logon to myState. Under the banner tab, select Financial Aid and Scholarships. The application is listed as Submit/Revise General Scholarship Application.
Students may transfer to Mississippi State University from regionally accredited community, junior or senior colleges for any period of enrollment, provided they have earned a 2.0 GPA (as computed by Mississippi State University) on all college courses attempted as well as earned a 2.0 GPA on the 30-hours of core courses. Transfer students should look at the transfer course equivalent guide to determine which courses will transfer.
Students are required to complete professional internships in firms across the country and internationally to prepare students for high quality apparel-related positions. Visit our internship page for more information.
Each summer FDM faculty lead intensive study abroad tours to New York, London, Paris, Milan, Florence, Rome, and/or Venice. These unique learning opportunities allow students to experience different cultures while building their personal global network with fashion industry professionals. See more of their travels on Instagram. To find out more, visit the MSU International Institute.
| Enroll Year | New Enrollees | Grads | Non-Grads | 6-year Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68.42% |
| 2007 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74.07% |
| 2008 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 72.73% |
| 2009 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.43% |
| 2010 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61.29% |
| 2011 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 76.67% |
| 2012 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52.63% |
| 2013 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 75.00% |
| Year | New Freshmen | Still in Major | Retention Rate | Dropped Out | Attrition Rate | In School, Not in Major | Transfer Rate | New in Major | Net Enrollment | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14 | 9 | 64.29% | 4 | 28.57% | 1 | 7.14% | 4 | 13 | 92.86% |
| 2007 | 12 | 7 | 58.33% | 2 | 16.67% | 3 | 25.00% | 8 | 15 | 125.00% |
| 2008 | 23 | 19 | 82.61% | 3 | 13.04% | 1 | 4.35% | 2 | 21 | 91.30% |
| 2009 | 24 | 14 | 58.33% | 4 | 16.67% | 6 | 25.00% | 2 | 16 | 66.67% |
| 2010 | 15 | 10 | 66.67% | 2 | 13.33% | 3 | 20.00% | 4 | 26 | 86.67% |
| 2011 | 25 | 14 | 56.00% | 4 | 16.00% | 7 | 28.00% | 4 | 18 | 72.00% |
| 2012 | 13 | 11 | 84.62% | 1 | 7.69% | 1 | 7.69% | 5 | 16 | 123.08% |
| 2013 | 30 | 22 | 73.33% | 5 | 16.67% | 3 | 10.00% | 4 | 26 | 86.67% |
| 2014 | 24 | 18 | 75.00% | 3 | 12.50% | 3 | 12.50% | 2 | 20 | 83.33% |
| 2015 | 28 | 23 | 82.14% | 4 | 14.29% | 1 | 3.57% | 0 | 23 | 82.14% |
| 2016 | 33 | 21 | 63.64% | 6 | 18.18% | 6 | 18.18% | 0 | 21 | 63.64% |
| 2017 | 28 | 16 | 57.14% | 7 | 25.00% | 5 | 17.86% | 4 | 20 | 71.43% |
| Mean | 22.42 | 15.33 | 68.51% | 3.75 | 16.55% | 3.33 | 14.94% | 3.25 | 18.58 | 87.62% |
| 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFS | FDM | HS | HDFS | FDM | HS | HS | HS | HS | HS | HS | HS | HS | |
| Employment, full-time paid | 75 | 70.8 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 70 | 61.7 | 66.7 | 69.6 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 80 | 86.5 |
| Employment, part-time paid | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 10 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grad or Professional School, full-time | 15.6 | 16.7 | 10 | 16.7 | 0 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 2.7 |
| Grad or Professional School, part-time | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Additional undergraduate coursework | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Military service | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volunteer activity (e.g., Peace Corps) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starting or raising a family | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Other, please specify | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Sample size | 32 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
Ms. Cappe Hallberg
Student Services Coordinator
662.325.7703
cat11@msstate.edu
