100 Best universities for Fashion Design in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 2.72M citations received by 111K academic papers made by 136 universities in Germany 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Fashion Design

#30 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Fashion Design

#51 in Europe

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Fashion Design

#59 in Europe

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

4. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#62 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

5. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Fashion Design

#64 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Fashion Design

#80 in Europe

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

7. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Fashion Design

#86 in Europe

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

8. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Fashion Design

#87 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Fashion Design

#92 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#99 in Europe

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

11. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Fashion Design

#100 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#101 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Fashion Design

#105 in Europe

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

14. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Fashion Design

#122 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

15. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Fashion Design

#128 in Europe

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Fashion Design

#143 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#146 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

18. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Fashion Design

#147 in Europe

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

19. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Fashion Design

#148 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

20. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Fashion Design

#155 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

21. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Fashion Design

#159 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

22. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Fashion Design

#161 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

23. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Fashion Design

#165 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

24. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Fashion Design

#168 in Europe

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

25. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Fashion Design

#176 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Fashion Design

#183 in Europe

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

27. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Fashion Design

#194 in Europe

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

28. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Fashion Design

#201 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

29. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Fashion Design

#205 in Europe

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

30. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Fashion Design

#206 in Europe

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

31. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Fashion Design

#210 in Europe

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Fashion Design

#212 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Fashion Design

#213 in Europe

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

34. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Fashion Design

#214 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

35. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Fashion Design

#224 in Europe

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

36. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Fashion Design

#235 in Europe

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

37. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Fashion Design

#250 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

38. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Fashion Design

#252 in Europe

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

39. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Fashion Design

#260 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

40. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Fashion Design

#270 in Europe

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

41. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Fashion Design

#273 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

42. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Fashion Design

#276 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

43. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Fashion Design

#286 in Europe

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

44. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Fashion Design

#288 in Europe

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

45. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#290 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

46. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Fashion Design

#293 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Fashion Design

#302 in Europe

#734 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Fashion Design

#312 in Europe

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

49. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Fashion Design

#316 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

50. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Fashion Design

#324 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

51. University of Kassel

For Fashion Design

#344 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

52. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Fashion Design

#349 in Europe

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

53. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Fashion Design

#350 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

54. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Fashion Design

#351 in Europe

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

55. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Fashion Design

#354 in Europe

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

56. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Fashion Design

#407 in Europe

#1022 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

57. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#412 in Europe

#1036 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

58. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Fashion Design

#426 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

59. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Fashion Design

#440 in Europe

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

60. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Fashion Design

#441 in Europe

#1122 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

61. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Fashion Design

#446 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

62. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Fashion Design

#451 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Fashion Design

#466 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

64. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Fashion Design

#471 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

65. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Fashion Design

#488 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

66. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Fashion Design

#504 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

67. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Fashion Design

#506 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

68. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Fashion Design

#515 in Europe

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

69. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Fashion Design

#516 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

70. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Fashion Design

#529 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

71. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Fashion Design

#535 in Europe

#1444 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

72. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Fashion Design

#541 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

73. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Fashion Design

#572 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

74. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Fashion Design

#579 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

75. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Fashion Design

#581 in Europe

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

76. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Fashion Design

#600 in Europe

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

77. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Fashion Design

#608 in Europe

#1729 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

78. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#610 in Europe

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

79. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Fashion Design

#631 in Europe

#1827 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

80. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Fashion Design

#656 in Europe

#1925 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

81. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Fashion Design

#676 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

82. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Fashion Design

#679 in Europe

#2069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

83. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Fashion Design

#700 in Europe

#2149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

84. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Fashion Design

#701 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

85. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Fashion Design

#726 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

86. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Fashion Design

#728 in Europe

#2322 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

87. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#751 in Europe

#2487 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

88. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Fashion Design

#756 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,700
Founded: 1855

89. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#760 in Europe

#2558 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

90. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#784 in Europe

#2667 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

91. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Fashion Design

#801 in Europe

#2774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

92. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Fashion Design

#806 in Europe

#2799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

93. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Fashion Design

#814 in Europe

#2833 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

94. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#815 in Europe

#2838 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

95. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Fashion Design

#826 in Europe

#2911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,227
Founded: 1971

96. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Fashion Design

#837 in Europe

#2983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

97. Munich School of Philosophy

Bavaria | Munich

For Fashion Design

#847 in Europe

#3037 in the World

Enrollment: 342
Founded: 1925

98. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Fashion Design

#854 in Europe

#3075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

99. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Fashion Design

#856 in Europe

#3089 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

100. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Fashion Design

#868 in Europe

#3129 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

The best cities to study Fashion Design in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Heidelberg, Hamburg, and Aachen.