100 Best universities for Fashion Design in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 3.71M citations received by 181K academic papers made by 116 universities in England 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. University of Oxford

For Fashion Design

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Fashion Design

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Manchester

For Fashion Design

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of York

For Fashion Design

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

6. Imperial College London

For Fashion Design

#6 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Sheffield

For Fashion Design

#8 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University of Birmingham

For Fashion Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. University of Leeds

For Fashion Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1904

10. King's College London

For Fashion Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Founded: 1829

11. University of Nottingham

For Fashion Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Bristol

For Fashion Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

13. University of Warwick

For Fashion Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. University of Southampton

For Fashion Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Fashion Design

#17 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1963

16. University of Exeter

For Fashion Design

#18 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

17. Lancaster University

For Fashion Design

#19 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

18. University of Sussex

For Fashion Design

#20 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

19. University of Liverpool

For Fashion Design

#21 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Fashion Design

#22 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

21. Durham University

For Fashion Design

#23 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Fashion Design

#25 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of London

For Fashion Design

#26 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

24. Loughborough University

For Fashion Design

#27 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

25. University of Reading

For Fashion Design

#28 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1892

26. University of Leicester

For Fashion Design

#29 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

27. University of Surrey

For Fashion Design

#30 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. University of East Anglia

For Fashion Design

#31 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

29. Brunel University London

For Fashion Design

#32 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Kent

For Fashion Design

#33 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Founded: 1965

31. University of Bath

For Fashion Design

#36 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

32. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Fashion Design

#37 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Founded: 1849

33. University of Essex

For Fashion Design

#39 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Founded: 1964

34. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Fashion Design

#44 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Founded: 1904

35. City, University of London

For Fashion Design

#45 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. De Montfort University

For Fashion Design

#46 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. Cranfield University

For Fashion Design

#47 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

38. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Fashion Design

#49 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. Birkbeck, University of London

For Fashion Design

#50 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Founded: 1823

40. University of Plymouth

For Fashion Design

#51 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Fashion Design

#52 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Keele University

For Fashion Design

#54 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Founded: 1962

43. University of the West of England

For Fashion Design

#55 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

44. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Fashion Design

#56 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Founded: 1954

45. University of Bradford

For Fashion Design

#57 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. University of Salford

For Fashion Design

#58 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

Founded: 1967

47. Nottingham Trent University

For Fashion Design

#59 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

48. Bournemouth University

For Fashion Design

#61 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

49. Sheffield Hallam University

For Fashion Design

#62 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. Liverpool John Moores University

For Fashion Design

#63 in the United Kingdom

#261 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. University of Brighton

For Fashion Design

#65 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Oxford Brookes University

For Fashion Design

#66 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

53. University of Hertfordshire

For Fashion Design

#67 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Portsmouth

For Fashion Design

#68 in the United Kingdom

#273 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. Coventry University

For Fashion Design

#69 in the United Kingdom

#274 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

56. University of Roehampton

For Fashion Design

#70 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

57. Aston University

For Fashion Design

#71 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Founded: 1895

58. University of Westminster

For Fashion Design

#72 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

59. University of Huddersfield

For Fashion Design

#74 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Wolverhampton

For Fashion Design

#75 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. London Business School

For Fashion Design

#76 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

62. University of Greenwich

For Fashion Design

#77 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1890

63. Middlesex University

For Fashion Design

#78 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Founded: 1973

64. SOAS, University of London

For Fashion Design

#79 in the United Kingdom

#337 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

65. Leeds Beckett University

For Fashion Design

#80 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Fashion Design

#81 in the United Kingdom

#352 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. University of Central Lancashire

For Fashion Design

#82 in the United Kingdom

#356 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

68. London Metropolitan University

For Fashion Design

#85 in the United Kingdom

#375 in Europe

Founded: 1848

69. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Fashion Design

#86 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Founded: 2005

70. University of Lincoln

For Fashion Design

#87 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

71. University of East London

For Fashion Design

#88 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Birmingham City University

For Fashion Design

#89 in the United Kingdom

#402 in Europe

Founded: 1992

73. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Fashion Design

#90 in the United Kingdom

#404 in Europe

Founded: 1932

74. Royal College of Art

For Fashion Design

#91 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Founded: 1896

75. Teesside University

For Fashion Design

#93 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

76. University of Derby

For Fashion Design

#94 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

77. University of the Arts London

For Fashion Design

#95 in the United Kingdom

#413 in Europe

Founded: 1986

78. Anglia Ruskin University

For Fashion Design

#96 in the United Kingdom

#427 in Europe

Founded: 1858

79. Staffordshire University

For Fashion Design

#97 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

80. London South Bank University

For Fashion Design

#98 in the United Kingdom

#442 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

81. University of Bedfordshire

For Fashion Design

#100 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

82. Edge Hill University

For Fashion Design

#101 in the United Kingdom

#459 in Europe

Founded: 2006

83. University of Sunderland

For Fashion Design

#102 in the United Kingdom

#488 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

84. University of Winchester

For Fashion Design

#105 in the United Kingdom

#523 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Northampton

For Fashion Design

#106 in the United Kingdom

#525 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

86. University of West London

For Fashion Design

#107 in the United Kingdom

#548 in Europe

Founded: 1990

87. St George's, University of London

For Fashion Design

#108 in the United Kingdom

#549 in Europe

Founded: 1733

88. University of Chester

For Fashion Design

#110 in the United Kingdom

#553 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

89. University of Gloucestershire

For Fashion Design

#111 in the United Kingdom

#554 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

90. University of Worcester

For Fashion Design

#113 in the United Kingdom

#598 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

91. Bath Spa University

For Fashion Design

#114 in the United Kingdom

#627 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

92. Liverpool Hope University

For Fashion Design

#116 in the United Kingdom

#641 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

93. Royal College of Music

For Fashion Design

#118 in the United Kingdom

#665 in Europe

Founded: 1882

94. York St John University

For Fashion Design

#119 in the United Kingdom

#667 in Europe

Founded: 1841

95. University of Bolton

For Fashion Design

#120 in the United Kingdom

#673 in Europe

Founded: 2004

96. University for the Creative Arts

For Fashion Design

#121 in the United Kingdom

#713 in Europe

Founded: 2005

97. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Fashion Design

#122 in the United Kingdom

#716 in Europe

Founded: 1791

98. Solent University

For Fashion Design

#123 in the United Kingdom

#735 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

99. University of Chichester

For Fashion Design

#124 in the United Kingdom

#748 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

100. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

For Fashion Design

#125 in the United Kingdom

#758 in Europe

Founded: 2005

Closest to England states to learn Fashion Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	24
Scotland	17	7