Best Universities for Architecture in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 5.74M citations received by 333K academic papers made by 1,417 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: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

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: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

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: $25,078

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Architecture

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
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: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

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: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

11. University of California - Irvine

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

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: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

15. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Architecture

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

16. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Architecture

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

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. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Architecture

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

19. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Architecture

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

20. University of California-San Diego

United States Flag

United States | California

For Architecture

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

21. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#8 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

22. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

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: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

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

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: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

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. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#14 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

35. University of Cincinnati

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Architecture

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

36. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Architecture

#5 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

37. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

38. Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#15 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Founded: 1971

39. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Architecture

#16 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

40. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

41. Princeton University

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Architecture

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

42. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

43. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Architecture

#17 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1859

44. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Architecture

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

Founded: 1957

45. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Architecture

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

46. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#7 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

47. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Architecture

#18 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

48. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Architecture

#8 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

49. 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

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

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: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

53. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Architecture

#21 in Europe

#3 in Spain

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

54. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

55. University of Science and Technology of China

For Architecture

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

56. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Architecture

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

57. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Architecture

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

58. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Architecture

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

59. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

60. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Founded: 1952

61. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

62. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architecture

#22 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

63. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Architecture

#26 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

64. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Architecture

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

65. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#13 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

66. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#24 in Europe

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

67. Wuhan University

For Architecture

#14 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

68. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

69. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architecture

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

70. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Architecture

#26 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

71. University of Tokyo

For Architecture

#15 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

72. University of Arizona

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Architecture

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

73. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

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: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

75. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Architecture

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

76. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

77. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#28 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

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

78. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1965

79. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

80. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

81. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Architecture

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

82. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

83. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

84. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#30 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

85. 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: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

86. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Architecture

#17 in Asia

#14 in China

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

87. George Mason University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

88. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Architecture

#31 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

89. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Architecture

#18 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

90. 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: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

91. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Architecture

#32 in Europe

#1 in France

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

92. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Architecture

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

93. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Architecture

#19 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

94. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Architecture

#33 in Europe

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

95. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#34 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

96. Lancaster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#35 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

97. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Architecture

#20 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

98. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Architecture

#21 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

99. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Architecture

#22 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

100. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#36 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836