100 Best universities for Fashion Design in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.29M citations received by 66.4K 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

#32 in Europe

#105 in the World

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

2. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Fashion Design

#90 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Fashion Design

#116 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Fashion Design

#132 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Fashion Design

#141 in Europe

#360 in the World

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

6. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Fashion Design

#154 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#177 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

8. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#178 in Europe

#433 in the World

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

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Fashion Design

#181 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

10. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Fashion Design

#186 in Europe

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

11. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Fashion Design

#193 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#203 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

13. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#246 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

14. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Fashion Design

#258 in Europe

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

15. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#262 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

16. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#267 in Europe

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Fashion Design

#277 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Fashion Design

#307 in Europe

#748 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

19. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Fashion Design

#308 in Europe

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

20. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Fashion Design

#332 in Europe

#809 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

#333 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

22. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Fashion Design

#342 in Europe

#832 in the World

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

23. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#347 in Europe

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

24. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#348 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

25. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#371 in Europe

#912 in the World

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

26. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Fashion Design

#380 in Europe

#939 in the World

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

27. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#383 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

28. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#387 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

29. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#403 in Europe

#1010 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Fashion Design

#409 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

31. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#410 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

32. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Fashion Design

#416 in Europe

#1050 in the World

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

33. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Fashion Design

#429 in Europe

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

34. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#431 in Europe

#1082 in the World

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

35. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#442 in Europe

#1123 in the World

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

36. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Fashion Design

#449 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

37. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Fashion Design

#454 in Europe

#1160 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

38. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Fashion Design

#469 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

39. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#472 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

40. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#480 in Europe

#1234 in the World

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

41. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#493 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

42. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Fashion Design

#496 in Europe

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

43. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Fashion Design

#498 in Europe

#1313 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

44. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Fashion Design

#502 in Europe

#1321 in the World

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

45. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Fashion Design

#503 in Europe

#1329 in the World

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

46. Eurecom

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

For Fashion Design

#509 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Founded: 1991

47. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Fashion Design

#510 in Europe

#1367 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

#530 in Europe

#1432 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

49. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#531 in Europe

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

50. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Fashion Design

#538 in Europe

#1454 in the World

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

51. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Fashion Design

#552 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

52. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Fashion Design

#559 in Europe

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

53. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Fashion Design

#574 in Europe

#1571 in the World

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

54. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Fashion Design

#577 in Europe

#1586 in the World

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

55. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Fashion Design

#578 in Europe

#1590 in the World

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

56. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Fashion Design

#582 in Europe

#1617 in the World

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

57. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Fashion Design

#591 in Europe

#1677 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

#594 in Europe

#1692 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

59. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Fashion Design

#609 in Europe

#1744 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

60. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Fashion Design

#615 in Europe

#1767 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#616 in Europe

#1769 in the World

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

62. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Fashion Design

#622 in Europe

#1806 in the World

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

63. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Fashion Design

#630 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

64. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Fashion Design

#633 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

65. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Fashion Design

#638 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

66. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Fashion Design

#639 in Europe

#1850 in the World

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

67. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Fashion Design

#642 in Europe

#1859 in the World

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

68. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#645 in Europe

#1875 in the World

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

69. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Fashion Design

#646 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

70. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Fashion Design

#647 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Founded: 1907

71. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#649 in Europe

#1882 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

72. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Fashion Design

#652 in Europe

#1905 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

73. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Fashion Design

#653 in Europe

#1914 in the World

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

74. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Fashion Design

#654 in Europe

#1915 in the World

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

75. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#660 in Europe

#1949 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

76. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Fashion Design

#669 in Europe

#2006 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

77. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Fashion Design

#677 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

78. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Fashion Design

#683 in Europe

#2087 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

79. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Fashion Design

#687 in Europe

#2104 in the World

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

80. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Fashion Design

#695 in Europe

#2136 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

81. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Fashion Design

#699 in Europe

#2144 in the World

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

82. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Fashion Design

#706 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

83. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Fashion Design

#712 in Europe

#2188 in the World

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

84. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Fashion Design

#713 in Europe

#2197 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

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

86. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#737 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

87. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#740 in Europe

#2420 in the World

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

88. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#758 in Europe

#2540 in the World

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

89. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#765 in Europe

#2587 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

90. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Fashion Design

#771 in Europe

#2623 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#772 in Europe

#2627 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

92. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Fashion Design

#776 in Europe

#2640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

93. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Fashion Design

#778 in Europe

#2648 in the World

Founded: 1892

94. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Fashion Design

#781 in Europe

#2657 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

95. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Fashion Design

#797 in Europe

#2742 in the World

Founded: 1906

96. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Fashion Design

#829 in Europe

#2933 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Fashion Design

#834 in Europe

#2970 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

98. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#849 in Europe

#3041 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

99. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Fashion Design

#850 in Europe

#3050 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

100. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Fashion Design

#859 in Europe

#3097 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

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.