What is Elle's major on "Legally Blonde"?

In "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods majors in fashion merchandising.

At the beginning of the 2001 film, Elle is presented as a highly successful college student with a 4.0 grade-point average, a leadership role in her sorority, and a strong interest in fashion. Her major reflects her passion for clothing and style, but the story deliberately shows that it does not prevent her from succeeding in a demanding academic environment.

After her boyfriend Warner breaks up with her, Elle decides to follow him to Harvard Law School. She eventually earns admission and proves that her appearance, social life, and fashion-focused education do not determine her intelligence or ambition.

Viewers sometimes remember Elle primarily as a law student and incorrectly give law as her original major. Law is the field she enters later. The film is also sometimes confused with the musical, whose adaptation uses different details about her school setting, but fashion merchandising remains the character's defining undergraduate major.