Best Universities for Fashion Design in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 954K citations received by 114K academic papers made by 272 universities in Latin America 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 Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Fashion Design

#1 in Brazil

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Fashion Design

#2 in Brazil

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

3. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Fashion Design

#3 in Brazil

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

4. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Fashion Design

#1 in Mexico

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Fashion Design

#4 in Brazil

#225 in the World

Founded: 1934

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Fashion Design

#5 in Brazil

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

7. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Fashion Design

#6 in Brazil

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

8. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Fashion Design

#1 in Argentina

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

9. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Fashion Design

#7 in Brazil

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Fashion Design

#1 in Chile

#402 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Fashion Design

#2 in Chile

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Fashion Design

#8 in Brazil

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

13. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Fashion Design

#9 in Brazil

#599 in the World

Founded: 1946

14. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Fashion Design

#10 in Brazil

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

15. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Fashion Design

#11 in Brazil

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

16. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Fashion Design

#12 in Brazil

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

17. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Fashion Design

#13 in Brazil

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

18. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Fashion Design

#14 in Brazil

#675 in the World

Founded: 1946

19. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Fashion Design

#15 in Brazil

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

20. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Fashion Design

#2 in Argentina

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

21. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Fashion Design

#16 in Brazil

#706 in the World

Founded: 1950

22. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Fashion Design

#2 in Mexico

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

23. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Fashion Design

#17 in Brazil

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

24. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Fashion Design

#3 in Mexico

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

25. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Fashion Design

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

26. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Fashion Design

#4 in Mexico

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

27. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Fashion Design

#18 in Brazil

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

28. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Fashion Design

#19 in Brazil

#802 in the World

Founded: 1960

29. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Fashion Design

#20 in Brazil

#816 in the World

Founded: 1969

30. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Fashion Design

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

31. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Fashion Design

#5 in Mexico

#878 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Fashion Design

#1 in Costa Rica

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

33. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Fashion Design

#21 in Brazil

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

34. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Fashion Design

#22 in Brazil

#940 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Fashion Design

#23 in Brazil

#951 in the World

Founded: 1933

36. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Fashion Design

#24 in Brazil

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

37. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Fashion Design

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

38. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Fashion Design

#25 in Brazil

#1013 in the World

Founded: 1922

39. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Fashion Design

#26 in Brazil

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

40. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Fashion Design

#3 in Argentina

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 178,288
Founded: 1613

41. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Fashion Design

#27 in Brazil

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

42. State University of Ponta Grossa

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

For Fashion Design

#28 in Brazil

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1970

43. Federal University of Para

For Fashion Design

#29 in Brazil

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1957

44. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Fashion Design

#30 in Brazil

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1970

45. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Fashion Design

#31 in Brazil

#1134 in the World

Founded: 1970

46. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Fashion Design

#4 in Argentina

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

47. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Fashion Design

#6 in Mexico

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

48. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Fashion Design

#32 in Brazil

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

49. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Fashion Design

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

50. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Fashion Design

#33 in Brazil

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

51. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Fashion Design

#34 in Brazil

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

52. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Fashion Design

#3 in Chile

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

53. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Fashion Design

#35 in Brazil

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

54. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Fashion Design

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

55. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Fashion Design

#4 in Chile

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1920

56. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Fashion Design

#5 in Chile

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1954

57. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Fashion Design

#36 in Brazil

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

58. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Fashion Design

#37 in Brazil

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

59. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Fashion Design

#38 in Brazil

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

60. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Fashion Design

#39 in Brazil

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

61. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Fashion Design

#40 in Brazil

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1969

62. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Fashion Design

#41 in Brazil

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

63. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Fashion Design

#5 in Argentina

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1968

64. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Fashion Design

#42 in Brazil

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

65. National University of Cuyo

Argentina | Mendoza

For Fashion Design

#6 in Argentina

#1502 in the World

Founded: 1939

66. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Fashion Design

#1 in Venezuela

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

67. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Fashion Design

#7 in Mexico

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

68. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Fashion Design

#8 in Mexico

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

69. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Fashion Design

#6 in Chile

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

70. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Fashion Design

#9 in Mexico

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

71. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Fashion Design

#43 in Brazil

#1610 in the World

Founded: 1958

72. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Fashion Design

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1945

73. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Fashion Design

#44 in Brazil

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

74. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Fashion Design

#10 in Mexico

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

75. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Fashion Design

#1 in Peru

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

76. University of Talca

For Fashion Design

#7 in Chile

#1629 in the World

Founded: 1981

77. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Fashion Design

#11 in Mexico

#1639 in the World

Founded: 1956

78. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Fashion Design

#45 in Brazil

#1658 in the World

Founded: 1961

79. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Fashion Design

#1 in Jamaica

#1667 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

80. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Fashion Design

#46 in Brazil

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

81. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Fashion Design

#8 in Chile

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1928

82. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Fashion Design

#47 in Brazil

#1709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

83. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Fashion Design

#12 in Mexico

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

84. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Fashion Design

#7 in Argentina

#1729 in the World

Founded: 1956

85. National University of Litoral

Argentina | Santa Fe

For Fashion Design

#8 in Argentina

#1734 in the World

Founded: 1919

86. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Fashion Design

#48 in Brazil

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

87. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Fashion Design

#49 in Brazil

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

88. University of Caxias do Sul

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

For Fashion Design

#50 in Brazil

#1767 in the World

Founded: 1967

89. National University of Tucuman

Argentina | San Miguel de Tucuman

For Fashion Design

#9 in Argentina

#1771 in the World

Founded: 1914

90. National University of Comahue

Argentina | Neuquen

For Fashion Design

#10 in Argentina

#1846 in the World

Founded: 1972

91. University of Havana

For Fashion Design

#1 in Cuba

#1855 in the World

Founded: 1728

92. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Fashion Design

#51 in Brazil

#1856 in the World

Founded: 1912

93. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Fashion Design

#52 in Brazil

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

94. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Fashion Design

#53 in Brazil

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

95. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Fashion Design

#54 in Brazil

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

96. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Fashion Design

#2 in Venezuela

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

97. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Fashion Design

#1914 in the World

Founded: 1958

98. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Fashion Design

#3 in Venezuela

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1810

99. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Fashion Design

#13 in Mexico

#1961 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

100. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Fashion Design

#14 in Mexico

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942