55 Best Fashion Design schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.02M citations received by 39.1K academic papers made by 55 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Fashion Design

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#66 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#103 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Fashion Design

#113 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Fashion Design

#178 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Fashion Design

#218 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#270 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

11. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Fashion Design

#286 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Fashion Design

#299 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Fashion Design

#317 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Fashion Design

#329 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Fashion Design

#332 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#344 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

17. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Fashion Design

#354 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Fashion Design

#358 in the United States

#402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

19. Lafayette College

Easton

For Fashion Design

#361 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

20. Widener University

Chester

For Fashion Design

#371 in the United States

#416 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

21. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#386 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Fashion Design

#390 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

23. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Fashion Design

#407 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

24. Haverford College

Haverford

For Fashion Design

#413 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

25. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Fashion Design

#492 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

26. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Fashion Design

#499 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Fashion Design

#505 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

28. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Fashion Design

#507 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

29. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Fashion Design

#513 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Fashion Design

#566 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

31. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#582 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

32. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#593 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

33. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Fashion Design

#634 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

34. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Fashion Design

#645 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

35. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Fashion Design

#665 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

36. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Fashion Design

#666 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

37. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#681 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Fashion Design

#692 in the United States

#756 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Fashion Design

#700 in the United States

#765 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

40. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Fashion Design

#704 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

41. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Fashion Design

#715 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $42,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,460

42. Marywood University

Scranton

For Fashion Design

#724 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

43. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Fashion Design

#731 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

44. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Fashion Design

#770 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

45. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Fashion Design

#778 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

46. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Fashion Design

#788 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

47. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Fashion Design

#796 in the United States

#863 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

48. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Fashion Design

#802 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

49. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Fashion Design

#809 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Fashion Design

#822 in the United States

#889 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

51. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Fashion Design

#832 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

52. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Fashion Design

#833 in the United States

#900 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

53. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Fashion Design

#837 in the United States

#904 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

54. Gannon University

Erie

For Fashion Design

#851 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

55. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Fashion Design

#875 in the United States

#944 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Fashion Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	19
District of Columbia	8	81
New Jersey	20	28
New York	96	7
Connecticut	15	29
Virginia	26	39
Ohio	33	13
Massachusetts	48	4
Rhode Island	7	85
Vermont	4	163
New Hampshire	8	74
North Carolina	23	25
Indiana	19	41
Kentucky	10	70
Michigan	21	5
South Carolina	12	67
Maine	6	145
Tennessee	17	62
Illinois	35	3
Georgia	26	21
Wisconsin	17	11
Alabama	12	96
Iowa	7	44
Missouri	15	52
Mississippi	7	149
Minnesota	20	16
Arkansas	6	127
Florida	27	30
Louisiana	13	76
Kansas	8	77
South Dakota	5	337
Nebraska	7	91
Oklahoma	7	97
North Dakota	3	196
Texas	52	12
Colorado	14	49
New Mexico	4	94
Montana	3	148
Puerto Rico	3	304
Utah	6	24
Idaho	3	190
Arizona	5	27
Washington	16	9
Oregon	12	63
California	80	1
Hawaii	4	69

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Fashion Design

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