18 Best universities for Fashion Design in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 697K citations received by 23.6K academic papers made by 18 universities in Switzerland 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Fashion Design

#8 in Europe

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Fashion Design

#11 in Europe

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Fashion Design

#28 in Europe

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Fashion Design

#85 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Fashion Design

#90 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Fashion Design

#168 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Fashion Design

#176 in Europe

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Fashion Design

#210 in Europe

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Fashion Design

#288 in Europe

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Fashion Design

#293 in Europe

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Fashion Design

#366 in Europe

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Fashion Design

#529 in Europe

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Fashion Design

#565 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Fashion Design

#608 in Europe

#1716 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Fashion Design

#696 in Europe

#2155 in the World

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Fashion Design

#744 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Fashion Design

#784 in Europe

#2662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Fashion Design

#820 in Europe

#2874 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

The best cities to study Fashion Design in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lausanne, Zurich, Bern, and Geneva.