Philadelphia, PA's best Architecture schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Philadelphia ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 21.7K citations received by 888 academic papers made by 3 universities in Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#3 in Pennsylvania

#29 in the United States

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

2. Drexel University

For Architecture

#5 in Pennsylvania

#64 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

3. Temple University

For Architecture

#7 in Pennsylvania

#108 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

Universities for Architecture near Philadelphia

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
59	University of Delaware	63	Newark, Delaware
61	Princeton University	16	Princeton, New Jersey
86	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	43	New Brunswick, New Jersey
121	New Jersey Institute of Technology	97	Newark, New Jersey
131	New York University	28	New York City, United States
131	Stevens Institute of Technology	78	Hoboken, New Jersey
134	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	56	Woodland Park, New Jersey
139	Columbia University	19	New York City, United States
143	Johns Hopkins University	42	Baltimore, Maryland
154	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	100	Baltimore, Maryland