Best Universities for Architecture in the World

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,110 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 | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Architecture

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

4. Stanford University

United States | California

For Architecture

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Architecture

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Architecture

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Architecture

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

9. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Architecture

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

10. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Architecture

#1 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

11. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

12. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Architecture

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Architecture

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Architecture

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

15. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Architecture

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

16. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

17. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Architecture

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

18. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Architecture

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

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

19. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Architecture

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

20. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Architecture

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

21. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Architecture

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

22. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Architecture

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

23. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Architecture

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

24. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

25. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

26. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Architecture

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

27. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#7 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

28. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Architecture

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

29. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Architecture

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

30. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

31. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Architecture

#18 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

32. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

33. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

34. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

35. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Architecture

#10 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

36. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#11 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

37. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Architecture

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

38. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Architecture

#5 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

39. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

40. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

41. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#13 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

42. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Architecture

#14 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

43. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#15 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

44. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Architecture

#16 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Founded: 1859

45. Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#17 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

46. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Architecture

#18 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

47. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Architecture

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

48. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Architecture

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

49. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1952

50. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

51. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

52. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Architecture

#25 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

53. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Architecture

#19 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

54. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Architecture

#20 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 29,812

55. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Architecture

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

56. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Architecture

#21 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

57. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Architecture

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

58. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

59. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Architecture

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

60. Wuhan University

For Architecture

#11 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

61. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architecture

#22 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

62. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Architecture

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

63. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Architecture

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

64. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

65. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

66. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#24 in Europe

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

67. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

68. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architecture

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

69. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

70. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

71. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Architecture

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

72. Sapienza University of Rome

For Architecture

#26 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

73. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Architecture

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

74. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Architecture

#13 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

75. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Architecture

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

76. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Architecture

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

77. University of Tokyo

For Architecture

#14 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

78. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Architecture

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

79. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Architecture

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

80. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Architecture

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

81. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

82. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

83. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

84. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Architecture

#28 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

85. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Architecture

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

86. New York University

United States | New York State

For Architecture

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

87. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Architecture

#15 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

88. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#29 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

89. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#30 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

90. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Architecture

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

91. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#31 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

92. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Architecture

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

93. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#32 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

94. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#33 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

95. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Architecture

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

96. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Architecture

#17 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

97. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#18 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

98. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#34 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

99. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Architecture

#40 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

100. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Architecture

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817