Design and Technology (BFA) 

at Parsons School of Design, New York

Parsons School of Design offers programs for international students on the undergraduate and graduate level as well as associate’s degrees for professionals. Listed below are the best known Parsons School of Design programs for overseas applicants:

• Art & Design;
• Fashion & Technology;
• Urban Design;
• Fine Arts; and
• Management.

Parsons School of Design alumni have excelled in various professions such as fashion, graphic designing, branding, product design, fine arts, interior design, UX/UI design, photography, architecture and many more. Some of the famous alumni are as follows:

• Rose Connor
• Duncan Tonatiuh Smith
• Kevin Kwan
• Richard Avedon
• David Carroll
• Zach Lieberman
• Jasper Johns
• Angelo Donghia
• Bob Williams
• Van Day Truex
• Chris Benz and many more.

Parsons School of Design ensures to take all the necessary steps to make the campus safe for Indian students. The university provides a campus safety app to provide access to safety resources to the students. Apart from this, they have an emergency management department who are specialised in handling different kinds of situations. All the students are given access to permanent identification card allowing them entry into the buildings.

The Parson School of Design welcomes students from different nationality and at differnt level of courses. As per the official record the school has more than 10,000 students out of which more than 3, 750 students are the international students. 

The following table contains the detailed 2021 enrollment data of the Parsons School of Design.

The documents required at the Parsons School of Design for international students depends on the level of programs and course specialization. however, the genreral documents required at the Parsons are listed below:

• Academic transcripts

• Proof of English language proficiency

• Essay

• Statement of purpose

• Letters of recommendation

• Financial documents

• Resume

• Portfolio and others.

International students applying at the Parsons School of Design are required to fulfil certain eligibility criteria along with other supporting documents. The general admission requirement of the school are mentioned below:

• Studenets must hold a minimum of 2.0 CGPA in their high school certificate to be considered for the undergraduate course.
• International students are also required to provide the proof of their English language test scores.
• Some other documents such as transcriots, portfolio, work experience, essay and more are also a necessary requirement for the Parsons School of Design admission 

The Fashion Institute of Technology and the Parsons School of Design are well-known and reputed Fashion and Desing institutes offering a wide range of programs and practicall approch to the courses. 

The FIT has more indutry connections and focuses on creating impressive and technical outcomes whereas the Parson School of Design emphasis more on the artistic and creative side of the fashion and design industry.