63 Best Fashion Design schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.58M citations received by 44.8K academic papers made by 63 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: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Fashion Design

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#43 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#96 in the United States

#113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Fashion Design

#128 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Fashion Design

#184 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Fashion Design

#221 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#267 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Fashion Design

#284 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Fashion Design

#299 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

13. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#317 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

14. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Fashion Design

#321 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

15. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Fashion Design

#331 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

16. Lafayette College

Easton

For Fashion Design

#350 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

17. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Fashion Design

#354 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Fashion Design

#369 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

19. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Fashion Design

#370 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

20. Haverford College

Haverford

For Fashion Design

#392 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#396 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

22. Widener University

Chester

For Fashion Design

#397 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Fashion Design

#399 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Fashion Design

#416 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Fashion Design

#478 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Fashion Design

#526 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

27. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Fashion Design

#536 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

28. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Fashion Design

#539 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Fashion Design

#543 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

30. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Fashion Design

#545 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

31. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Fashion Design

#577 in the United States

#636 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

#644 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

#594 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

34. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#630 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

35. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Fashion Design

#642 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

36. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Fashion Design

#649 in the United States

#712 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

37. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Fashion Design

#658 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Fashion Design

#670 in the United States

#734 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#682 in the United States

#747 in North America

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

40. Marywood University

Scranton

For Fashion Design

#706 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

41. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Fashion Design

#726 in the United States

#793 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

42. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

43. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#759 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

44. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Fashion Design

#764 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

45. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Fashion Design

#787 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

46. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Fashion Design

#792 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

47. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Fashion Design

#795 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

48. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Fashion Design

#796 in the United States

#864 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

49. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Fashion Design

#811 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

50. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Fashion Design

#816 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

51. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Fashion Design

#826 in the United States

#895 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

52. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Fashion Design

#827 in the United States

#896 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

53. Grove City College

Grove City

For Fashion Design

#837 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

54. Gannon University

Erie

For Fashion Design

#843 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

55. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Fashion Design

#846 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

56. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Fashion Design

#848 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

57. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Fashion Design

#883 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

58. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#885 in the United States

#957 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

59. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Fashion Design

#889 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

60. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Fashion Design

#903 in the United States

#975 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

61. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Fashion Design

#904 in the United States

#976 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

62. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#905 in the United States

#977 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

63. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Fashion Design

#908 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

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	83
New Jersey	20	29
New York	100	7
Connecticut	15	27
Virginia	29	37
Ohio	33	13
Massachusetts	49	4
Rhode Island	8	70
Vermont	5	167
New Hampshire	8	80
North Carolina	22	25
Indiana	20	26
Kentucky	12	71
Michigan	21	5
South Carolina	14	69
Maine	6	148
Tennessee	18	64
Illinois	36	3
Georgia	26	19
Wisconsin	18	14
Alabama	14	99
Iowa	8	47
Missouri	17	50
Mississippi	7	158
Minnesota	20	17
Arkansas	7	126
Florida	29	30
Louisiana	15	79
Kansas	8	74
South Dakota	4	355
Nebraska	7	90
Oklahoma	8	98
North Dakota	2	198
Texas	53	15
Colorado	16	45
New Mexico	4	94
Montana	3	155
Puerto Rico	3	309
Utah	6	44
Idaho	3	194
Arizona	6	28
Washington	18	10
Oregon	13	65
California	82	1
Hawaii	4	72

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Fashion Design

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