Washington, DC's best Fashion Design schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 185K citations received by 7.55K 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

#84 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

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: $37,967

3. American University in Washington

For Fashion Design

#3 in District of Columbia

#132 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Fashion Design

#4 in District of Columbia

#232 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Fashion Design

#5 in District of Columbia

#245 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

6. Gallaudet University

For Fashion Design

#6 in District of Columbia

#626 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Fashion Design

#8 in District of Columbia

#887 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $5,527
Enrollment: 3,855

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	290	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	80	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	160	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	240	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	124	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	293	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	31	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	405	Baltimore, Maryland

Art & Design subfields in Washington

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