Washington, DC's best Fashion Design schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 194K citations received by 7.66K academic papers made by 7 universities in Washington 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. George Washington University

For Fashion Design

#1 in District of Columbia

#83 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

2. Georgetown University

For Fashion Design

#2 in District of Columbia

#86 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

3. American University in Washington

For Fashion Design

#3 in District of Columbia

#133 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Fashion Design

#4 in District of Columbia

#235 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Fashion Design

#5 in District of Columbia

#247 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

6. Gallaudet University

For Fashion Design

#6 in District of Columbia

#634 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Fashion Design

#8 in District of Columbia

#893 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

Universities for Fashion Design near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	192	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	21	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	289	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	81	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	161	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	245	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	123	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	294	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	31	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	406	Baltimore, Maryland

Art & Design subfields in Washington

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