47 Best universities for Fashion Design in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 439K citations received by 29.8K academic papers made by 47 universities in Tokyo 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. University of Tokyo

For Fashion Design

#1 in Japan

#4 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#5 in Japan

#31 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Fashion Design

#10 in Japan

#80 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

4. Keio University

For Fashion Design

#11 in Japan

#83 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Fashion Design

#13 in Japan

#112 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Fashion Design

#15 in Japan

#124 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Fashion Design

#16 in Japan

#127 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Ochanomizu University

For Fashion Design

#40 in Japan

#373 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

9. Showa University

For Fashion Design

#46 in Japan

#412 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

10. Sophia University

For Fashion Design

#48 in Japan

#431 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

11. Hosei University

For Fashion Design

#53 in Japan

#445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

12. Tokai University

For Fashion Design

#54 in Japan

#449 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

13. Tokyo Denki University

For Fashion Design

#59 in Japan

#502 in Asia

Founded: 1907

14. Meiji University

For Fashion Design

#61 in Japan

#506 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

15. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#68 in Japan

#574 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

16. Nippon Dental University

For Fashion Design

#70 in Japan

#590 in Asia

Founded: 1907

17. Teikyo University

For Fashion Design

#71 in Japan

#602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

18. Toho University

For Fashion Design

#76 in Japan

#640 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

19. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#79 in Japan

#678 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

20. Toyo University

For Fashion Design

#80 in Japan

#679 in Asia

Founded: 1887

21. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Fashion Design

#84 in Japan

#702 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

22. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Fashion Design

#88 in Japan

#732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

23. Kitasato University

For Fashion Design

#97 in Japan

#814 in Asia

Founded: 1962

24. Rikkyo University

For Fashion Design

#99 in Japan

#834 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Fashion Design

#101 in Japan

#856 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

26. Juntendo University

For Fashion Design

#111 in Japan

#937 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

27. Meiji Gakuin University

For Fashion Design

#113 in Japan

#960 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

28. Hoshi University

For Fashion Design

#121 in Japan

#1042 in Asia

Founded: 1911

29. Nippon Medical School

For Fashion Design

#126 in Japan

#1064 in Asia

Founded: 1904

30. Kogakuin University

For Fashion Design

#133 in Japan

#1156 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

31. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Fashion Design

#138 in Japan

#1177 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

32. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Fashion Design

#151 in Japan

#1301 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

33. Gakushuin University

For Fashion Design

#159 in Japan

#1356 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

34. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Fashion Design

#162 in Japan

#1376 in Asia

Founded: 1966

35. Japan Women's University

For Fashion Design

#166 in Japan

#1417 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

36. Tokyo City University

For Fashion Design

#170 in Japan

#1435 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

37. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Fashion Design

#185 in Japan

#1550 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

38. Musashi University

For Fashion Design

#186 in Japan

#1553 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

39. Tokyo Medical University

For Fashion Design

#199 in Japan

#1679 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Fashion Design

#209 in Japan

#1780 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Fashion Design

#211 in Japan

#1799 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Tama Art University

For Fashion Design

#213 in Japan

#1806 in Asia

Founded: 1935

43. Kokushikan University

For Fashion Design

#216 in Japan

#1846 in Asia

Founded: 1917

44. Rissho University

For Fashion Design

#220 in Japan

#1861 in Asia

Founded: 1924

45. Komazawa University

For Fashion Design

#225 in Japan

#1888 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

46. Takushoku University

For Fashion Design

#226 in Japan

#1912 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

47. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Fashion Design

#228 in Japan

#1926 in Asia

Founded: 1886

Universities for Fashion Design near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	25	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	32	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	75	Chiba
21	Tsurumi University	55	Yokohama
21	Saitama University	63	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	22	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	34	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	21	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	78	Narashino
34	Chuo University	60	Hachioji

Universities for Fashion Design near Tokyo

Art & Design subfields in Tokyo