100 Best universities for Fashion Design in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 1.22M citations received by 64.4K academic papers made by 116 universities in France 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. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#30 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Fashion Design

#90 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Fashion Design

#114 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Fashion Design

#135 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

5. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Fashion Design

#143 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

6. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Fashion Design

#151 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

7. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#176 in Europe

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#177 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Fashion Design

#182 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Fashion Design

#185 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

11. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Fashion Design

#192 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#206 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

13. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#243 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

14. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Fashion Design

#255 in Europe

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

15. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#261 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

16. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#266 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Fashion Design

#284 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Fashion Design

#306 in Europe

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

19. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Fashion Design

#307 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

20. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Fashion Design

#333 in Europe

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

21. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Fashion Design

#339 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

22. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#342 in Europe

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

23. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#350 in Europe

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

24. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#359 in Europe

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

25. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#374 in Europe

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

26. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Fashion Design

#379 in Europe

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

27. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#380 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

28. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Fashion Design

#386 in Europe

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

29. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#397 in Europe

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

30. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#406 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

31. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Fashion Design

#408 in Europe

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

32. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Fashion Design

#415 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

33. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#425 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

34. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Fashion Design

#431 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

35. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Fashion Design

#442 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

36. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#443 in Europe

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

37. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Fashion Design

#451 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

38. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Fashion Design

#470 in Europe

#1206 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

39. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#476 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

40. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#478 in Europe

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

41. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#493 in Europe

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

42. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Fashion Design

#498 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

43. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Fashion Design

#499 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

44. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Fashion Design

#500 in Europe

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

45. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Fashion Design

#508 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1991

46. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Fashion Design

#509 in Europe

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

47. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Fashion Design

#510 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

48. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Fashion Design

#527 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

49. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Fashion Design

#546 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

50. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Fashion Design

#549 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

51. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Fashion Design

#551 in Europe

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

52. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#553 in Europe

#1498 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

53. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Fashion Design

#572 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

54. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Fashion Design

#578 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

55. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Fashion Design

#580 in Europe

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

56. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Fashion Design

#583 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

57. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Fashion Design

#584 in Europe

#1648 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

58. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Fashion Design

#585 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

59. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Fashion Design

#598 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

60. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Fashion Design

#610 in Europe

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

61. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Fashion Design

#613 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

62. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#620 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

63. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Fashion Design

#621 in Europe

#1802 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

64. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Fashion Design

#622 in Europe

#1812 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

65. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Fashion Design

#629 in Europe

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

66. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Fashion Design

#630 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

67. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Fashion Design

#633 in Europe

#1842 in the World

Founded: 1907

68. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#637 in Europe

#1855 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

69. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Fashion Design

#638 in Europe

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#639 in Europe

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

71. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Fashion Design

#641 in Europe

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

72. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Fashion Design

#649 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

73. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#653 in Europe

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

74. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Fashion Design

#654 in Europe

#1929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

75. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Fashion Design

#657 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

76. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Fashion Design

#665 in Europe

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

77. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Fashion Design

#668 in Europe

#2002 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

78. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Fashion Design

#680 in Europe

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

79. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Fashion Design

#689 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

80. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Fashion Design

#690 in Europe

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

81. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Fashion Design

#693 in Europe

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

82. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Fashion Design

#702 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

83. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#712 in Europe

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

84. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Fashion Design

#728 in Europe

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

85. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#733 in Europe

#2340 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

86. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#738 in Europe

#2363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

87. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#739 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

88. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#756 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

89. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#759 in Europe

#2556 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

90. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Fashion Design

#769 in Europe

#2599 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

91. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#773 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

92. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#778 in Europe

#2657 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

93. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#779 in Europe

#2659 in the World

Founded: 1892

94. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Fashion Design

#787 in Europe

#2695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

95. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Fashion Design

#800 in Europe

#2781 in the World

Founded: 1906

96. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Fashion Design

#823 in Europe

#2889 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#830 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

98. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#842 in Europe

#2997 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

99. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Fashion Design

#855 in Europe

#3057 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

100. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#859 in Europe

#3073 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

The best cities to study Fashion Design in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Bordeaux, Villeurbanne, and Saint Martin d'Heres.