44 Best universities for Fashion Design in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 311K citations received by 26.6K academic papers made by 44 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

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#5 in Japan

#25 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Fashion Design

#10 in Japan

#70 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Fashion Design

#11 in Japan

#72 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Fashion Design

#13 in Japan

#91 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Fashion Design

#15 in Japan

#107 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Nihon University

For Fashion Design

#16 in Japan

#113 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

8. Ochanomizu University

For Fashion Design

#40 in Japan

#295 in Asia

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

9. Tokai University

For Fashion Design

#50 in Japan

#372 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

10. Hosei University

For Fashion Design

#52 in Japan

#377 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Showa University

For Fashion Design

#53 in Japan

#383 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

12. Sophia University

For Fashion Design

#54 in Japan

#385 in Asia

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

13. Tokyo Denki University

For Fashion Design

#59 in Japan

#411 in Asia

Founded: 1907

14. Meiji University

For Fashion Design

#66 in Japan

#446 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

15. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#68 in Japan

#460 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

16. Nippon Dental University

For Fashion Design

#69 in Japan

#463 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

17. Teikyo University

For Fashion Design

#71 in Japan

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

18. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Fashion Design

#72 in Japan

#513 in Asia

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

19. Toho University

For Fashion Design

#78 in Japan

#569 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#84 in Japan

#602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

21. Toyo University

For Fashion Design

#86 in Japan

#605 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

22. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Fashion Design

#87 in Japan

#630 in Asia

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

23. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Fashion Design

#93 in Japan

#651 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

24. Rikkyo University

For Fashion Design

#99 in Japan

#683 in Asia

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

25. Juntendo University

For Fashion Design

#104 in Japan

#717 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

26. Kitasato University

For Fashion Design

#105 in Japan

#721 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

27. Meiji Gakuin University

For Fashion Design

#111 in Japan

#781 in Asia

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

28. Hoshi University

For Fashion Design

#120 in Japan

#855 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

29. Nippon Medical School

For Fashion Design

#128 in Japan

#907 in Asia

Founded: 1904

30. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Fashion Design

#133 in Japan

#949 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

31. Kogakuin University

For Fashion Design

#137 in Japan

#1027 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

32. Japan Women's University

For Fashion Design

#154 in Japan

#1170 in Asia

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

33. Gakushuin University

For Fashion Design

#160 in Japan

#1220 in Asia

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

34. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Fashion Design

#173 in Japan

#1305 in Asia

Founded: 1966

35. Tokyo City University

For Fashion Design

#186 in Japan

#1423 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Fashion Design

#189 in Japan

#1434 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

37. Musashi University

For Fashion Design

#190 in Japan

#1450 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

38. Tokyo Medical University

For Fashion Design

#195 in Japan

#1500 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

39. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Fashion Design

#197 in Japan

#1529 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

40. Tama Art University

For Fashion Design

#209 in Japan

#1656 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

41. Kokushikan University

For Fashion Design

#210 in Japan

#1660 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

42. Rissho University

For Fashion Design

#212 in Japan

#1679 in Asia

Founded: 1924

43. Takushoku University

For Fashion Design

#216 in Japan

#1710 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

44. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Fashion Design

#218 in Japan

#1754 in Asia

Founded: 1886

Universities for Fashion Design near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	29	Chofu
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	102	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	32	Fuchu
20	Tokyo Dental College	76	Chiba
21	Tsurumi University	44	Yokohama
21	Saitama University	63	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	21	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	33	Yokohama
28	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science	79	Hachioji
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	23	Hachioji

Universities for Fashion Design near Tokyo

Art & Design subfields in Tokyo