100 Best universities for Fashion Design in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 1.13M citations received by 96.2K academic papers made by 218 universities in Japan 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 Tokyo

For Fashion Design

#3 in Asia

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Fashion Design

#11 in Asia

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. Tohoku University

For Fashion Design

#13 in Asia

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

4. Osaka University

For Fashion Design

#14 in Asia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#25 in Asia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Fashion Design

#26 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

7. Nagoya University

For Fashion Design

#35 in Asia

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Fashion Design

#40 in Asia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Fashion Design

#61 in Asia

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

10. Waseda University

For Fashion Design

#70 in Asia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

11. Keio University

For Fashion Design

#72 in Asia

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Fashion Design

#74 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Fashion Design

#91 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

14. Ritsumeikan University

For Fashion Design

#101 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Fashion Design

#107 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Nihon University

For Fashion Design

#113 in Asia

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

17. Kobe University

For Fashion Design

#118 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

18. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Fashion Design

#122 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

19. Chiba University

For Fashion Design

#126 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Fashion Design

#128 in Asia

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

21. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Fashion Design

#150 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

22. Osaka Prefecture University

For Fashion Design

#155 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

23. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Fashion Design

#158 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

24. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#180 in Asia

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

25. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Fashion Design

#181 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

26. Osaka City University

For Fashion Design

#198 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

27. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Fashion Design

#204 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

28. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Fashion Design

#206 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

29. University of Electro-Communications

For Fashion Design

#210 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

30. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Fashion Design

#218 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

31. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#240 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

32. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Fashion Design

#247 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

33. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Fashion Design

#248 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

34. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Fashion Design

#253 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

35. Gifu University

For Fashion Design

#275 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

36. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Fashion Design

#277 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

37. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Fashion Design

#287 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Founded: 1949

38. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Fashion Design

#288 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

39. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Fashion Design

#291 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

40. Ochanomizu University

For Fashion Design

#295 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

41. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Fashion Design

#308 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

42. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Fashion Design

#329 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

43. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#333 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

44. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Fashion Design

#336 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

45. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#343 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

46. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Fashion Design

#345 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

47. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Fashion Design

#347 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

48. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Fashion Design

#354 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

49. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Fashion Design

#357 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,254
Founded: 1912

50. Tokai University

For Fashion Design

#372 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

51. Doshisha University

For Fashion Design

#376 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

52. Hosei University

For Fashion Design

#377 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

53. Showa University

For Fashion Design

#383 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

54. Sophia University

For Fashion Design

#385 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

55. University of Hyogo

For Fashion Design

#390 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

56. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#401 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

57. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Fashion Design

#402 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

58. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Fashion Design

#409 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

59. Tokyo Denki University

For Fashion Design

#411 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1907

60. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Fashion Design

#414 in Asia

#1440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

61. Kansai University

For Fashion Design

#418 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

62. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Fashion Design

#423 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

63. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Fashion Design

#427 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

64. Ibaraki University

For Fashion Design

#433 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

65. University of Yamanashi

For Fashion Design

#440 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

66. Meiji University

For Fashion Design

#446 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

67. Mie University

For Fashion Design

#447 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

68. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#460 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

69. Nippon Dental University

For Fashion Design

#463 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

70. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Fashion Design

#480 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

71. Teikyo University

For Fashion Design

#481 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

72. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Fashion Design

#513 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

73. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Fashion Design

#519 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

74. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Fashion Design

#541 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

75. Saga University

For Fashion Design

#543 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Founded: 1949

76. Tokyo Dental College

For Fashion Design

#545 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Founded: 1890

77. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Fashion Design

#557 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1928

78. Toho University

For Fashion Design

#569 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

79. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Fashion Design

#570 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

80. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Fashion Design

#572 in Asia

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

81. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Fashion Design

#581 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Enrollment: 9,853
Founded: 1942

82. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Fashion Design

#585 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

83. Okayama Prefectural University

For Fashion Design

#599 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 1,862
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1993

84. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#602 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

85. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Fashion Design

#603 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

86. Toyo University

For Fashion Design

#605 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

87. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Fashion Design

#630 in Asia

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

88. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Fashion Design

#632 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

89. Ryukoku University

For Fashion Design

#635 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

90. Kochi University

For Fashion Design

#637 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

91. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Fashion Design

#646 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 237
Male:Female: 56:44

92. University of Toyama

For Fashion Design

#647 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

93. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Fashion Design

#651 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

94. Minami Kyushu University

Japan | Miyazaki

For Fashion Design

#660 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Enrollment: 996
Founded: 1965

95. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Fashion Design

#663 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

96. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Fashion Design

#666 in Asia

#2034 in the World

Enrollment: 3,302
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1974

97. Shimane University

For Fashion Design

#674 in Asia

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

98. Nagoya City University

For Fashion Design

#676 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

99. Rikkyo University

For Fashion Design

#683 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

100. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Fashion Design

#686 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Fashion Design in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Sendai, and Suita.