Best Universities for Architecture in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 5.44M citations received by 324K academic papers made by 1,387 universities in the World 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

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

4. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Architecture

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Architecture

#2 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Architecture

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

10. University of Southern California

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

11. University of California - Irvine

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

12. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Architecture

#3 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

13. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Architecture

#4 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Architecture

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

15. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Architecture

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

16. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Architecture

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

17. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#6 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

18. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#7 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

19. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Architecture

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

20. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Architecture

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

21. University of California-San Diego

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

22. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

23. University of California - Los Angeles

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

24. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Architecture

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

25. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Architecture

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

26. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

27. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

28. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

29. Sapienza University of Rome

For Architecture

#10 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

30. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Architecture

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

31. University of Texas at Austin

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Architecture

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

32. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#12 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

33. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

34. University of Cincinnati

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Architecture

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

35. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#14 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

36. Princeton University

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Architecture

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

37. Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#15 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Founded: 1971

38. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Architecture

#5 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

39. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Architecture

#16 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

40. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Architecture

#18 in North America

#2 in Canada

Founded: 1957

41. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

42. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

43. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Architecture

#17 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1859

44. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Architecture

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

45. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

46. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Architecture

#18 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

47. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Architecture

#7 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

48. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Architecture

#19 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

49. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

50. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#20 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

51. Columbia University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

52. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Architecture

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

53. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Architecture

#21 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

54. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Architecture

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

55. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Architecture

#24 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

56. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Architecture

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

57. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

58. University of Science and Technology of China

For Architecture

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

59. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Architecture

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

60. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

61. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Founded: 1952

62. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

63. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architecture

#22 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

64. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Architecture

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

65. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

66. Wuhan University

For Architecture

#13 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

67. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

68. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#14 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

69. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Architecture

#26 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

70. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architecture

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

71. University of Tokyo

For Architecture

#15 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

72. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

73. University of Arizona

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Architecture

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

74. University of Florida

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Architecture

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

75. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Architecture

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

76. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#28 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

77. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

78. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

79. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1965

80. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Architecture

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

81. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

82. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

83. University of Virginia

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

84. George Mason University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

85. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#30 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

86. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

87. California Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

88. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Architecture

#17 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

89. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Architecture

#31 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

90. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Architecture

#32 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

91. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Architecture

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

92. Lancaster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#33 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

93. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#34 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

94. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Architecture

#18 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

95. University of Colorado Boulder

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Architecture

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

96. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Architecture

#19 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

97. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Architecture

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

98. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#35 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

99. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Architecture

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

100. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Architecture

#38 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821