Best Universities for Fashion Design in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 11.7M citations received by 950K academic papers made by 1,945 universities in Asia 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. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Fashion Design

#1 in Singapore

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#1 in China

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Fashion Design

#2 in China

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

4. University of Tokyo

For Fashion Design

#1 in Japan

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

5. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Fashion Design

#3 in China

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

6. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Fashion Design

#2 in Singapore

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Fashion Design

#1 in Israel

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Fashion Design

#4 in China

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#5 in China

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Fashion Design

#1 in South Korea

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

11. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Fashion Design

#2 in Israel

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

12. Kyoto University

For Fashion Design

#2 in Japan

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

13. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Fashion Design

#6 in China

#117 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#7 in China

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Fashion Design

#8 in China

#124 in the World

Founded: 1937

16. Tohoku University

For Fashion Design

#3 in Japan

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

17. Osaka University

For Fashion Design

#4 in Japan

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

18. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Fashion Design

#2 in South Korea

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Fashion Design

#1 in Taiwan

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

20. Wuhan University

For Fashion Design

#9 in China

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#10 in China

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

22. University of Science and Technology of China

For Fashion Design

#11 in China

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

23. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Fashion Design

#12 in China

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

24. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Fashion Design

#13 in China

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

25. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Fashion Design

#14 in China

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

26. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Fashion Design

#15 in China

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

27. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#16 in China

#201 in the World

Founded: 1952

28. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Fashion Design

#17 in China

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

29. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Fashion Design

#18 in China

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

30. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#3 in Israel

#231 in the World

Founded: 1924

31. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#5 in Japan

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

32. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Fashion Design

#6 in Japan

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

33. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Fashion Design

#4 in Israel

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

34. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Fashion Design

#19 in China

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

35. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Fashion Design

#20 in China

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

36. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Fashion Design

#3 in South Korea

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

37. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Fashion Design

#21 in China

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

38. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Fashion Design

#22 in China

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

39. Dalian University of Technology

For Fashion Design

#23 in China

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

40. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Fashion Design

#24 in China

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

41. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Fashion Design

#25 in China

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

42. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Fashion Design

#26 in China

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

43. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Fashion Design

#27 in China

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

44. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Fashion Design

#2 in Taiwan

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

45. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Fashion Design

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

46. Nagoya University

For Fashion Design

#7 in Japan

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

47. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#28 in China

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

48. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Fashion Design

#4 in South Korea

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

49. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Fashion Design

#8 in Japan

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

50. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Fashion Design

#29 in China

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

51. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Fashion Design

#5 in Israel

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

52. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#30 in China

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

53. University of Tehran

For Fashion Design

#1 in Iran

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

54. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Fashion Design

#31 in China

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

55. University of Haifa

For Fashion Design

#6 in Israel

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

56. Shandong University

For Fashion Design

#32 in China

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

57. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Fashion Design

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

58. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Fashion Design

#3 in Taiwan

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

59. Jiangnan University

For Fashion Design

#33 in China

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

60. Xiamen University

For Fashion Design

#34 in China

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

61. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Fashion Design

#7 in Israel

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

62. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Fashion Design

#35 in China

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

63. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Fashion Design

#373 in the World

Founded: 1904

64. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Fashion Design

#9 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

65. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Fashion Design

#36 in China

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

66. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#37 in China

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

67. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Fashion Design

#1 in India

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

68. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Fashion Design

#5 in South Korea

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

69. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Fashion Design

#38 in China

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

70. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Fashion Design

#39 in China

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

71. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Fashion Design

#414 in the World

Founded: 1969

72. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Fashion Design

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

73. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Fashion Design

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

74. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#40 in China

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

75. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Fashion Design

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

76. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Fashion Design

#41 in China

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

77. Wuhan University of Technology

For Fashion Design

#42 in China

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

78. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#43 in China

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

79. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#44 in China

#438 in the World

Founded: 1896

80. Waseda University

For Fashion Design

#10 in Japan

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

81. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Fashion Design

#6 in South Korea

#448 in the World

Founded: 1398

82. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Fashion Design

#4 in Taiwan

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

83. Keio University

For Fashion Design

#11 in Japan

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

84. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Fashion Design

#45 in China

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

85. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Fashion Design

#46 in China

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

86. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Fashion Design

#2 in India

#467 in the World

Founded: 1958

87. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Fashion Design

#47 in China

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

88. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Fashion Design

#12 in Japan

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

89. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Fashion Design

#5 in Taiwan

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

90. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Fashion Design

#3 in India

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

91. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Fashion Design

#1 in Turkey

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

92. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Fashion Design

#48 in China

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

93. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Fashion Design

#4 in India

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

94. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Fashion Design

#5 in India

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

95. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Fashion Design

#6 in Taiwan

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

96. Xidian University

For Fashion Design

#49 in China

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

97. Hefei University of Technology

For Fashion Design

#50 in China

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

98. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Fashion Design

#51 in China

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

99. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Pohang

For Fashion Design

#7 in South Korea

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

100. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Fashion Design

#52 in China

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952