Best Universities for Fashion Design in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 803K citations received by 73.5K academic papers made by 220 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Fashion Design

#1 in South Africa

#234 in the World

Founded: 1918

2. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Fashion Design

#2 in South Africa

#288 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Fashion Design

#3 in South Africa

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Fashion Design

#4 in South Africa

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Fashion Design

#5 in South Africa

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Fashion Design

#6 in South Africa

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. Cairo University

For Fashion Design

#1 in Egypt

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

8. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Fashion Design

#7 in South Africa

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

9. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Fashion Design

#8 in South Africa

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

10. Ain Shams University

For Fashion Design

#2 in Egypt

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

11. University of Sfax

For Fashion Design

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

12. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Fashion Design

#3 in Egypt

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

13. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Fashion Design

#4 in Egypt

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

14. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Fashion Design

#9 in South Africa

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

15. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Fashion Design

#10 in South Africa

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

16. Helwan University

For Fashion Design

#5 in Egypt

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

17. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Fashion Design

#11 in South Africa

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

18. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Fashion Design

#6 in Egypt

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

19. University of Ghana

For Fashion Design

#1 in Ghana

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

20. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Fashion Design

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

21. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Fashion Design

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

22. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Fashion Design

#1274 in the World

23. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Fashion Design

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

24. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Fashion Design

#1 in Uganda

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

25. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Fashion Design

#12 in South Africa

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

26. Minia University

For Fashion Design

#7 in Egypt

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

27. Tanta University

For Fashion Design

#8 in Egypt

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1972

28. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Fashion Design

#9 in Egypt

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

29. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Fashion Design

#10 in Egypt

#1477 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

30. Al-Azhar University

For Fashion Design

#11 in Egypt

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1961

31. Assiut University

For Fashion Design

#12 in Egypt

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1957

32. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#2 in Ghana

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

33. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Fashion Design

#13 in South Africa

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

34. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Fashion Design

#1609 in the World

35. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Fashion Design

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

36. Covenant University

For Fashion Design

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

37. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Fashion Design

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

38. Benha University

For Fashion Design

#13 in Egypt

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

39. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Fashion Design

#1689 in the World

40. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Fashion Design

#1 in Botswana

#1712 in the World

Founded: 1964

41. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Fashion Design

#1722 in the World

42. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Fashion Design

#14 in South Africa

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

43. Fayoum University

For Fashion Design

#14 in Egypt

#1756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

44. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Fashion Design

#15 in Egypt

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

45. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Fashion Design

#1 in Kenya

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

46. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Fashion Design

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1950

47. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Fashion Design

#16 in Egypt

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

48. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Fashion Design

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 45,155
Founded: 1970

49. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Fashion Design

#15 in South Africa

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

50. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Fashion Design

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

51. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Fashion Design

#1856 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

52. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Fashion Design

#1868 in the World

53. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Fashion Design

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

54. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Fashion Design

#1944 in the World

55. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Fashion Design

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

56. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Fashion Design

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

57. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Fashion Design

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

58. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Fashion Design

#3 in Ghana

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

59. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Fashion Design

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

60. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Fashion Design

#10 in Nigeria

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

61. Pedagogical University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Fashion Design

#1 in Mozambique

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1985

62. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Fashion Design

#2145 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

63. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Fashion Design

#2147 in the World

64. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Fashion Design

#2205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

65. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Fashion Design

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

66. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Fashion Design

#4 in Ghana

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

67. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Fashion Design

#1 in Mauritius

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

68. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Fashion Design

#17 in Egypt

#2297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

69. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Fashion Design

#11 in Nigeria

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

70. South Valley University - Qena

For Fashion Design

#18 in Egypt

#2347 in the World

Founded: 1995

71. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Fashion Design

#2351 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

72. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Fashion Design

#19 in Egypt

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

73. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Fashion Design

#12 in Nigeria

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

74. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Fashion Design

#2437 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

75. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Fashion Design

#20 in Egypt

#2447 in the World

Founded: 2010

76. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Fashion Design

#21 in Egypt

#2475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

77. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Fashion Design

#2 in Kenya

#2508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

78. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Fashion Design

#22 in Egypt

#2521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,178
Founded: 2005

79. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Fashion Design

#2536 in the World

80. University of Zululand

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South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Fashion Design

#16 in South Africa

#2541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

81. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Fashion Design

#17 in South Africa

#2559 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

82. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Fashion Design

#2574 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

83. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Fashion Design

#13 in Nigeria

#2593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

84. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Fashion Design

#1 in Sudan

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

85. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Fashion Design

#1 in Zambia

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

86. Aswan University

For Fashion Design

#23 in Egypt

#2609 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

87. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Fashion Design

#24 in Egypt

#2610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

88. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Fashion Design

#18 in South Africa

#2617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

89. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Fashion Design

#2707 in the World

90. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Fashion Design

#2743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

91. University of Uyo

For Fashion Design

#14 in Nigeria

#2794 in the World

Founded: 1991

92. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Fashion Design

#2818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

93. Namibia University of Science and Technology

Namibia | Windhoek

For Fashion Design

#2835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1985

94. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Fashion Design

#15 in Nigeria

#2844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

95. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Fashion Design

#2848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

96. Central University of Technology

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Fashion Design

#19 in South Africa

#2852 in the World

Founded: 1981

97. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Fashion Design

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

98. Lagos State University

For Fashion Design

#16 in Nigeria

#2883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

99. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Fashion Design

#3 in Kenya

#2922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

100. Vaal University of Technology

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South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Fashion Design

#20 in South Africa

#2955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966