62 Best Fashion Design schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 1.52M citations received by 43.8K academic papers made by 62 universities in Pennsylvania 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. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Fashion Design

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#43 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#107 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Fashion Design

#129 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Fashion Design

#183 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Fashion Design

#220 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#272 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Fashion Design

#285 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Fashion Design

#296 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

13. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Fashion Design

#314 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

14. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#317 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

15. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Fashion Design

#333 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Fashion Design

#348 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

17. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Fashion Design

#354 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

18. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#364 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

19. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Fashion Design

#371 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1379
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,475

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Fashion Design

#373 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Fashion Design

#389 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

22. Widener University

Chester

For Fashion Design

#398 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Fashion Design

#400 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Fashion Design

#414 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Fashion Design

#475 in the United States

#524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

26. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Fashion Design

#528 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Fashion Design

#529 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

28. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Fashion Design

#530 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $40,242
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $40,209

29. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Fashion Design

#541 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

30. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Fashion Design

#543 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,716

31. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Fashion Design

#583 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

32. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#585 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

33. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Fashion Design

#588 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,205

34. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#627 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

35. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Fashion Design

#645 in the United States

#706 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Fashion Design

#652 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

37. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Fashion Design

#655 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $24,908

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Fashion Design

#664 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

39. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#689 in the United States

#753 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $44,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,324

40. Marywood University

Scranton

For Fashion Design

#709 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

41. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Fashion Design

#731 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,994

42. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#754 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

43. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Fashion Design

#756 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,036

44. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#759 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

45. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Fashion Design

#783 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,625

46. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Fashion Design

#784 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

47. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Fashion Design

#790 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

48. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Fashion Design

#807 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

49. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Fashion Design

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

50. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Fashion Design

#811 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,019

51. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Fashion Design

#829 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,258

52. Grove City College

Grove City

For Fashion Design

#833 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1251
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,184

53. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Fashion Design

#844 in the United States

#913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 99%

54. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Fashion Design

#845 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

55. Gannon University

Erie

For Fashion Design

#853 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

56. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Fashion Design

#864 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

57. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#878 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

58. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Fashion Design

#882 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

59. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Fashion Design

#885 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

60. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Fashion Design

#893 in the United States

#965 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

61. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#894 in the United States

#966 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

62. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Fashion Design

#897 in the United States

#969 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,882

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Fashion Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	21
District of Columbia	8	84
New Jersey	20	28
New York	98	7
Connecticut	15	27
Virginia	29	37
Ohio	33	12
Massachusetts	49	4
Rhode Island	8	72
Vermont	5	167
New Hampshire	8	79
North Carolina	22	24
Indiana	20	26
Kentucky	11	70
Michigan	21	5
South Carolina	14	69
Maine	6	147
Tennessee	18	64
Illinois	36	3
Georgia	26	19
Wisconsin	18	14
Alabama	14	98
Iowa	8	48
Missouri	17	50
Mississippi	7	158
Minnesota	20	17
Arkansas	7	126
Florida	29	30
Louisiana	14	77
Kansas	8	73
South Dakota	4	356
Nebraska	7	90
Oklahoma	7	96
North Dakota	2	201
Texas	53	15
Colorado	15	45
New Mexico	4	94
Montana	3	153
Puerto Rico	3	309
Utah	6	44
Idaho	3	194
Arizona	6	29
Washington	18	10
Oregon	13	66
California	82	1
Hawaii	4	75

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Fashion Design

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