100 Best Architecture schools in the United States

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 475K citations received by 17K academic papers made by 131 universities in the United States 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

2. Carnegie Mellon University

For Architecture

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Architecture

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

4. Stanford University

For Architecture

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

6. Harvard University

For Architecture

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Architecture

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

8. University of Southern California

For Architecture

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

9. University of California - Los Angeles

For Architecture

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

10. University of Washington - Seattle

For Architecture

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

11. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Architecture

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

12. Pennsylvania State University

For Architecture

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

13. University of California - Irvine

For Architecture

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

14. California Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

15. Princeton University

For Architecture

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

16. University of Maryland - College Park

For Architecture

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

17. Purdue University

For Architecture

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

18. University of Texas at Austin

For Architecture

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

19. Cornell University

For Architecture

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

20. Columbia University

For Architecture

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

21. University of Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

22. University of California-San Diego

For Architecture

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

23. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Architecture

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

24. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Architecture

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

25. University of Cincinnati

For Architecture

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

26. University of Florida

For Architecture

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

27. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Architecture

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

28. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Architecture

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Architecture

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

30. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Architecture

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

31. University of Colorado Boulder

For Architecture

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

32. George Mason University

For Architecture

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

33. University of Pittsburgh

For Architecture

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

34. University of Virginia

For Architecture

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

35. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Architecture

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Architecture

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

37. Brown University

For Architecture

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

38. Ohio State University

For Architecture

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

39. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Architecture

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

40. University of Arizona

For Architecture

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

41. Johns Hopkins University

For Architecture

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

42. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Architecture

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

43. Northwestern University

For Architecture

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

44. University of Utah

For Architecture

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

45. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Architecture

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

46. University of Chicago

For Architecture

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

47. Duke University

For Architecture

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

48. New York University

For Architecture

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

49. University of California - Davis

For Architecture

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

50. Yale University

For Architecture

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

51. Iowa State University

For Architecture

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

52. University of Notre Dame

For Architecture

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

53. George Washington University

For Architecture

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

54. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Architecture

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

55. Washington University in St Louis

For Architecture

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

56. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Architecture

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,070

57. University at Buffalo

For Architecture

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

58. Rice University

For Architecture

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

59. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Architecture

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
89%

60. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Architecture

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

61. Vanderbilt University

For Architecture

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

62. University of Connecticut

For Architecture

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

63. University of New Mexico

For Architecture

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

64. Michigan State University

For Architecture

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

65. Syracuse University

For Architecture

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

66. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Architecture

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

67. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Architecture

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

68. University of Kentucky

For Architecture

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

69. Dartmouth College

For Architecture

#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

70. University of Oregon

For Architecture

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

71. Boston University

For Architecture

#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

72. Northeastern University

For Architecture

#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

73. Drexel University

For Architecture

#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

74. University of Rochester

For Architecture

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

75. University of South Florida

For Architecture

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

76. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Architecture

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

77. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Architecture

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

78. Temple University

For Architecture

#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

79. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Architecture

#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
76%

80. University of Georgia

For Architecture

#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

81. Old Dominion University

For Architecture

#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

82. University of Texas at Dallas

For Architecture

#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$15,140
Enrollment
29,696

83. University of Kansas

For Architecture

#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

84. Florida State University

For Architecture

#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

85. Florida Atlantic University

For Architecture

#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
89%

86. Oregon State University

For Architecture

#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

87. University of Central Florida

For Architecture

#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

88. Washington State University

For Architecture

#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

89. Catholic University of America

For Architecture

#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$35,520
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$31,915

90. University of Delaware

For Architecture

#387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

91. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Architecture

#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

92. New Jersey Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

93. Case Western Reserve University

For Architecture

#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

94. Utah State University

For Architecture

#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

95. University of Houston

For Architecture

#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

96. Florida International University

For Architecture

#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
96%

97. Auburn University

For Architecture

#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

98. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Architecture

#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

99. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Architecture

#433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

100. Emory University

For Architecture

#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

The best cities to study Architecture in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Pittsburgh, Berkeley, and Stanford.