New York State's best Fashion Design schools [2023 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 57.5M citations received by 1.73M academic papers made by 91 universities in New York State 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. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Fashion Design

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Fashion Design

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

3. New York University

New York City

For Fashion Design

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

4. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Fashion Design

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

5. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Fashion Design

#67 in the United States

#79 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

6. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Fashion Design

#81 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,545

7. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Fashion Design

#84 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Fashion Design

#101 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,070

9. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Fashion Design

#125 in the United States

#148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $35,012

10. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Fashion Design

#126 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 76%

11. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Fashion Design

#134 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. Fordham University

New York City

For Fashion Design

#164 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,583

13. CUNY Hunter College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,519
Enrollment: 24,099

14. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Fashion Design

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,234

15. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Fashion Design

#202 in the United States

#233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

16. New School

New York City

For Fashion Design

#204 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $43,547
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,330

17. CUNY City College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#211 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,267
Enrollment: 15,031

18. Rockefeller University

New York City

For Fashion Design

#214 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 268
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

19. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#231 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $8,717
Enrollment: 19,969

20. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City

For Fashion Design

#239 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 9,017
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

21. Pace University

New York City

For Fashion Design

#251 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,632

22. CUNY Brooklyn College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#257 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,711
Enrollment: 15,938

23. Ithaca College

Ithaca

For Fashion Design

#258 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $35,327
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $29,954

24. King's College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#266 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,968

25. CUNY Queens College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#276 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 18,772

26. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Fashion Design

#280 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,413

27. Barnard College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#292 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,366

28. Long Island University

Brookville

For Fashion Design

#295 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $22,620

29. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Fashion Design

#303 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,655

30. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

For Fashion Design

#312 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,249

31. Yeshiva University

New York City

For Fashion Design

#322 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $36,807
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $29,093

32. SUNY Buffalo State

Buffalo

For Fashion Design

#323 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1045
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,663

33. Adelphi University

Garden City

For Fashion Design

#326 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,261

34. Lehman College, CUNY

New York City

For Fashion Design

#330 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,322
Enrollment: 14,392

35. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City

For Fashion Design

#338 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,365
Enrollment: 15,210

36. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Fashion Design

#340 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,594

37. Colgate University

Hamilton

For Fashion Design

#345 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,500

38. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Fashion Design

#361 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1234
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 78%

39. New York Medical College

Valhalla

For Fashion Design

#373 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,561
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1860

40. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

For Fashion Design

#381 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

41. School of Visual Arts

New York City

For Fashion Design

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1252
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $51,634

42. College of Staten Island CUNY

New York City

For Fashion Design

#418 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $6,933
Enrollment: 11,793

43. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

For Fashion Design

#420 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,553

44. Pratt Institute - Main

New York City

For Fashion Design

#424 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $46,486

45. SUNY Cortland

Cortland

For Fashion Design

#429 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

46. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia

For Fashion Design

#430 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

47. SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport

For Fashion Design

#434 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

48. Upstate Medical University

Syracuse

For Fashion Design

#437 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,545
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1834

49. Canisius College

Buffalo

For Fashion Design

#439 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $18,486

50. Hamilton College

Clinton

For Fashion Design

#462 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,803

51. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York City

For Fashion Design

#472 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 290
Male:Female: 11:89

52. Manhattan College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#476 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,651
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,475

53. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase

For Fashion Design

#480 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

54. Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

For Fashion Design

#481 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $24,318
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $50,598

55. Union College

Schenectady

For Fashion Design

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,101

56. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York City

For Fashion Design

#504 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,117
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1860

57. SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam

For Fashion Design

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $10,014
Enrollment: 2,607

58. SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego

For Fashion Design

#528 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

59. Albany Medical College

Albany

For Fashion Design

#529 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 839
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1839

60. Alfred University

Alfred

For Fashion Design

#534 in the United States

#589 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,377

61. SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

For Fashion Design

#552 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

62. Saint John Fisher College

Rochester

For Fashion Design

#572 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,325

63. Marist College

Poughkeepsie

For Fashion Design

#577 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1278
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,868

64. SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo

For Fashion Design

#580 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 95%

65. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

For Fashion Design

#582 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $7,331
Enrollment: 2,012

66. SUNY College of Optometry

New York City

For Fashion Design

#585 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 407
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1971

67. St Lawrence University

Canton

For Fashion Design

#596 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,744

68. Wagner College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#598 in the United States

#658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,365
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,222

69. Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva

For Fashion Design

#599 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $34,239

70. Le Moyne College

Syracuse

For Fashion Design

#601 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,618

71. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

New York City

For Fashion Design

#606 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $37,811
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,094

72. Niagara University

Lewiston

For Fashion Design

#626 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,118

73. Iona College

New Rochelle

For Fashion Design

#630 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,596

74. New York Law School

New York City

For Fashion Design

#633 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 1,130
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1891

75. Fashion Institute of Technology

New York City

For Fashion Design

#634 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,521
Enrollment: 8,150

76. SUNY College at Oneonta

Oneonta

For Fashion Design

#641 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,134
Enrollment: 5,918

77. Brooklyn Law School

New York City

For Fashion Design

#670 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Enrollment: 1,184
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1901

78. St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure

For Fashion Design

#672 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,533

79. Touro College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#679 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,038
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,787

80. Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville

For Fashion Design

#696 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,091

81. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York City

For Fashion Design

#700 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Net Price: $20,757
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,212

82. SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs

For Fashion Design

#719 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $7,031
Enrollment: 9,462

83. CUNY New York City College of Technology

New York City

For Fashion Design

#720 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $8,417
Enrollment: 14,277

84. New York College of Health Professions

Syosset

For Fashion Design

#722 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $41,708
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,339

85. Siena College

Loudonville

For Fashion Design

#747 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,810
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,019

86. Marymount Manhattan College

New York City

For Fashion Design

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1152
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $31,750

87. Molloy College

Rockville Centre

For Fashion Design

#760 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,540

88. Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry

For Fashion Design

#762 in the United States

#829 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $15,027

89. SUNY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury

For Fashion Design

#794 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1165
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,760

90. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

New York City

For Fashion Design

#801 in the United States

#868 in North America

Enrollment: 222
Male:Female: 40:60

91. Albany Law School

Albany

For Fashion Design

#813 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 597
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1851

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Vermont	3	158
Connecticut	15	30
Massachusetts	42	4
New Hampshire	5	72
Pennsylvania	48	7
Rhode Island	7	85
New Jersey	19	27
Maryland	19	26
District of Columbia	7	78
Maine	6	194
Ohio	30	10
Virginia	22	41
Michigan	18	5
North Carolina	21	22
Indiana	17	40
Kentucky	9	65
South Carolina	12	79
Wisconsin	16	13
Illinois	32	2
Tennessee	15	63
Georgia	25	18
Iowa	8	42
Alabama	11	97
Minnesota	19	19
Missouri	13	50
Mississippi	6	154
Arkansas	7	124
Florida	27	31
Kansas	8	70
South Dakota	5	347
Louisiana	11	82
North Dakota	3	130
Nebraska	6	88
Oklahoma	7	100
Texas	50	12
Colorado	13	49
New Mexico	4	92
Puerto Rico	3	288
Utah	6	23
Idaho	3	173
Arizona	5	24
Washington	15	11
Oregon	12	61
California	75	1
Hawaii	4	64

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