From which university did Kate Spade graduate?

Kate Spade graduated from Arizona State University. She studied journalism there and earned her degree in 1985, originally considering a career in television production.

Spade did not begin her college education in Arizona. She first attended the University of Kansas and later transferred to Arizona State University, where she joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. While in Arizona, she also worked in sales at a men’s clothing store and met Andy Spade, who later became her husband and business partner.

The university detail is often confused because both schools are part of her educational story. The University of Kansas was an earlier stop, but Arizona State University is the institution from which she graduated. Her journalism background later proved useful at Mademoiselle, where she became a senior fashion editor and head of accessories.