100 Best universities for Fashion Design in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.82M citations received by 97.8K academic papers made by 134 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

#32 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

2. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Fashion Design

#61 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Fashion Design

#62 in Europe

#172 in the World

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

4. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Fashion Design

#69 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

5. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#74 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

6. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Fashion Design

#84 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

7. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Fashion Design

#86 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

8. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Fashion Design

#87 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Fashion Design

#88 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#95 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

11. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Fashion Design

#100 in Europe

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

12. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#106 in Europe

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

13. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Fashion Design

#108 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

14. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Fashion Design

#123 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

15. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Fashion Design

#127 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

16. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Fashion Design

#138 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

17. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Fashion Design

#144 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

18. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#149 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

19. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Fashion Design

#152 in Europe

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Fashion Design

#155 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Fashion Design

#160 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

22. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Fashion Design

#161 in Europe

#395 in the World

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

23. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Fashion Design

#165 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

24. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Fashion Design

#171 in Europe

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

25. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Fashion Design

#172 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

26. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Fashion Design

#182 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

27. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Fashion Design

#190 in Europe

#452 in the World

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

28. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Fashion Design

#196 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

29. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Fashion Design

#198 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

30. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Fashion Design

#199 in Europe

#482 in the World

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

31. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Fashion Design

#201 in Europe

#485 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

#203 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Fashion Design

#204 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

34. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Fashion Design

#223 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

35. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Fashion Design

#224 in Europe

#528 in the World

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

36. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Fashion Design

#226 in Europe

#531 in the World

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

37. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Fashion Design

#228 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

38. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Fashion Design

#245 in Europe

#571 in the World

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

39. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Fashion Design

#246 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

40. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Fashion Design

#250 in Europe

#588 in the World

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

41. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Fashion Design

#256 in Europe

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

42. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Fashion Design

#257 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

43. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Fashion Design

#267 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

44. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Fashion Design

#276 in Europe

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

45. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#277 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

46. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Fashion Design

#285 in Europe

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

47. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Fashion Design

#287 in Europe

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

48. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Fashion Design

#301 in Europe

#717 in the World

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

49. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Fashion Design

#308 in Europe

#749 in the World

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

50. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Fashion Design

#315 in Europe

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

51. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Fashion Design

#323 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

52. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Fashion Design

#332 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

53. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Fashion Design

#335 in Europe

#813 in the World

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

54. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Fashion Design

#344 in Europe

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

55. University of Kassel

For Fashion Design

#373 in Europe

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

56. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#382 in Europe

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

57. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Fashion Design

#385 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

58. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Fashion Design

#423 in Europe

#1049 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

59. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Fashion Design

#429 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

60. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Fashion Design

#432 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

61. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Fashion Design

#439 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

62. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Fashion Design

#446 in Europe

#1114 in the World

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

63. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Fashion Design

#449 in Europe

#1124 in the World

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

64. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Fashion Design

#452 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

65. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Fashion Design

#453 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

66. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Fashion Design

#457 in Europe

#1158 in the World

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

67. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Fashion Design

#492 in Europe

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

68. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Fashion Design

#502 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

69. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Fashion Design

#511 in Europe

#1347 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

70. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Fashion Design

#516 in Europe

#1360 in the World

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

71. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Fashion Design

#524 in Europe

#1382 in the World

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

72. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Fashion Design

#528 in Europe

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

73. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Fashion Design

#532 in Europe

#1398 in the World

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

74. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Fashion Design

#535 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

75. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Fashion Design

#566 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

76. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Fashion Design

#568 in Europe

#1567 in the World

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

77. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Rhineland-Palatinate | Vallendar

For Fashion Design

#576 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

78. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Fashion Design

#581 in Europe

#1632 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

79. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#596 in Europe

#1681 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

80. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Fashion Design

#614 in Europe

#1752 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

81. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Fashion Design

#650 in Europe

#1916 in the World

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

82. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Fashion Design

#659 in Europe

#1956 in the World

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

83. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Fashion Design

#668 in Europe

#1997 in the World

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

84. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Fashion Design

#694 in Europe

#2137 in the World

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

85. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Fashion Design

#711 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

86. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Fashion Design

#736 in Europe

#2416 in the World

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

87. Zeppelin University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Friedrichshafen

For Fashion Design

#738 in Europe

#2423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 805
Founded: 2003

88. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#741 in Europe

#2444 in the World

Enrollment: 11,828
Founded: 1971

89. Reutlingen University

Baden-Wurttemberg | Reutlingen

For Fashion Design

#743 in Europe

#2449 in the World

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

90. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#755 in Europe

#2509 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

91. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Fashion Design

#760 in Europe

#2549 in the World

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

92. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Fashion Design

#764 in Europe

#2557 in the World

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

93. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Fashion Design

#770 in Europe

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

94. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Fashion Design

#799 in Europe

#2774 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

95. EBS University for business and law

Hesse | Wiesbaden

For Fashion Design

#816 in Europe

#2843 in the World

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

96. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#841 in Europe

#3001 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

97. Berlin University of the Arts

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Fashion Design

#843 in Europe

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 4,146
Founded: 1975

98. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Fashion Design

#844 in Europe

#3008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,741
Founded: 1971

99. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Fashion Design

#851 in Europe

#3034 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

100. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Fashion Design

#852 in Europe

#3035 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

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