37 Best Fashion Design schools in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 867K citations received by 29.5K academic papers made by 37 universities in New York City 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. Columbia University

For Fashion Design

#2 in New York State

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Fashion Design

#3 in New York State

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Fashion Design

#10 in New York State

#120 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

4. Fordham University

For Fashion Design

#13 in New York State

#169 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

5. New School

For Fashion Design

#14 in New York State

#177 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

6. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Fashion Design

#16 in New York State

#200 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

7. CUNY City College

For Fashion Design

#17 in New York State

#211 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

8. CUNY Hunter College

For Fashion Design

#18 in New York State

#218 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

9. Rockefeller University

For Fashion Design

#19 in New York State

#224 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

10. King's College

For Fashion Design

#20 in New York State

#227 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

11. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Fashion Design

#21 in New York State

#252 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

12. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Fashion Design

#23 in New York State

#255 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

13. St John's University - New York

For Fashion Design

#24 in New York State

#258 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

14. Pace University

For Fashion Design

#25 in New York State

#274 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

15. CUNY Queens College

For Fashion Design

#26 in New York State

#283 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

16. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Fashion Design

#31 in New York State

#323 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

17. School of Visual Arts

For Fashion Design

#32 in New York State

#330 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1308
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $59,211

18. Barnard College

For Fashion Design

#35 in New York State

#345 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

19. Yeshiva University

For Fashion Design

#37 in New York State

#353 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

20. Lehman College, CUNY

For Fashion Design

#40 in New York State

#366 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

21. Pratt Institute - Main

For Fashion Design

#44 in New York State

#415 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $51,702

22. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Fashion Design

#46 in New York State

#429 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,174
Enrollment: 10,736

23. New York Law School

For Fashion Design

#51 in New York State

#469 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

24. Manhattan College

For Fashion Design

#52 in New York State

#470 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,349

25. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Fashion Design

#53 in New York State

#472 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

26. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

For Fashion Design

#59 in New York State

#515 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

27. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

For Fashion Design

#68 in New York State

#598 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,171
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718

28. Brooklyn Law School

For Fashion Design

#69 in New York State

#603 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,174
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1901

29. Fashion Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#71 in New York State

#613 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $7,940
Enrollment: 8,108

30. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Fashion Design

#74 in New York State

#633 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,904

31. Wagner College

For Fashion Design

#76 in New York State

#654 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,109

32. SUNY College of Optometry

For Fashion Design

#77 in New York State

#659 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 394
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1971

33. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

For Fashion Design

#79 in New York State

#690 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,199

34. Touro College

For Fashion Design

#84 in New York State

#770 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1358
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,934

35. Marymount Manhattan College

For Fashion Design

#89 in New York State

#824 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $38,426

36. St Francis College

For Fashion Design

#95 in New York State

#890 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,766
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,540

37. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

For Fashion Design

#98 in New York State

#908 in the United States

Enrollment: 220
Male:Female: 40:60

Universities for Fashion Design near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Stevens Institute of Technology	230	Hoboken, New Jersey
22	New Jersey Institute of Technology	222	Newark, New Jersey
25	Adelphi University	346	Garden City, New York
26	Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus	433	Teaneck, New Jersey
27	Seton Hall University	370	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	190	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	254	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	191	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	303	Brookville, New York
38	William Paterson University of New Jersey	395	Wayne, New Jersey

Universities for Fashion Design near New York City

Art & Design subfields in New York City