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Architecture school in the United States

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Architecture schools in the United States are university schools and colleges that aim to educate students in the field of architecture. Only about one-fifth of enrollees graduate.[1]

Professional degrees

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There are three types of professional degrees in architecture in the United States:

Non-professional degrees include:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (BA)
  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture (BFA Arch)
  • Bachelor of Environmental Design (B.Envd or B.E.D.)

A non-professional degree typically takes four years to complete and may be part of the later completion of professional degree (A "4+2" plan comprises a 4-year BA or BS in Architecture followed by a 2-year Master of Architecture). The 5-year BArch and 6-year MArch are regarded as virtual equals in the registration and accreditation processes.

A professional Bachelor of Architecture degree takes five years to complete. (There is a 3-year B.Arch program offered by Florida Atlantic University articulated with an AA degree in architecture.) There are also M.Arch programs for those with undergraduate degrees in areas outside architecture; these program typically take six or seven semesters (3 or 3+12 years) to complete.

Other programs (such as those offered at University of Cincinnati, Drexel University, Boston Architectural College and NewSchool of Architecture and Design combine the required educational courses with the work component necessary to sit for the professional licensing exams. Programs such as this often afford students the ability to immediately test for licensure upon graduation, as opposed to having to put in several years working in the field after graduation before being able to get licensed, as is common in more traditional programs.

Some architecture schools, such as Florida International University, offer the Master of Architecture degree in an accelerated five-year or six-year format without the need of a bachelor's degree. There is an ongoing debate about whether or not to upgrade the 3.5 year M.Arch title to D.Arch, both for current students and retroactively for 3.5 year M.Arch graduates.

Rankings

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Each year, the journal DesignIntelligence ranks both undergraduate and graduate architecture programs that are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. These rankings, collectively called "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" are obtained by surveying hundreds of practicing architecture leaders with direct and recent experience hiring and supervising architects. They are asked what programs they consider to be best preparing students for professional success overall. They are also asked to cite the programs they consider to be the best in educating and training for specific skills. These skills rankings are also published in "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools."

Founded in 1912 to advance the quality of architectural education, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) represents all accredited programs and their faculty across the United States and Canada, as well as nonaccredited and international affiliate members around the world. The ACSA collects detailed information from these schools for its "Guide to Architecture Schools," which exists both as a book and as a free online searchable database at archschools.org. These publications are the only complete directories of all accredited professional architecture programs in North America and are used as a reference for prospective students, graduate students, educators, administrators, counselors, and practitioners. The ACSA Guide to Architecture Schools features detailed program descriptions, an index of specialized and related degree programs, an overview of the profession of architecture and the education process, advice on how to select the right school, and scholarship and financial aid information.[2]

In addition, "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" each year presents Architect Registration Examination pass rates by school, a historical review of top architecture schools, how current architecture students rank their schools, and a directory of accredited programs.

These particular alphabetical lists do not compute with a DI.net average of the past decade, leaving out a series of other brilliant institutions and including others that have just recently made the lists. The following schools have consistently been ranked within the top 17 of all undergraduate architecture schools in the nation. In alphabetical order, the top 17 schools are: Auburn University, Boston Architectural College, California Polytechnic State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cooper Union, Cornell University, Iowa State University, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Rice University, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Syracuse University, University of Notre Dame, University of Oregon, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.[3]

The following schools are top 10 graduate schools, in order, according to "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2014": Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University tied with Rice University, University of Michigan, Kansas State University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas at Austin.[4]

List of architecture schools in the United States

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State (city) University School Control Degrees Offered Year Founded Website
Alabama (Auburn) Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Public BArch 1907 http://cadc.auburn.edu/
Alabama (Tuskegee) Tuskegee University Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science Private BArch 1881 https://web.archive.org/web/20130709000648/http://www.tuskegee.edu/academics/colleges/school_of_architecture_and_construction_science/dept_of_architecture.aspx
Arizona (Tucson) University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture Public BArch, BLA, BSSBE,

MArch,

MSArch, MLA, MUP, MRED, DAP

1885 https://capla.arizona.edu
Arizona (Tempe) Arizona State University Herberger Institute of Design Public MArch 2009 https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/
Arkansas (Fayetteville) University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design Public MArch 1946 http://catalog.uark.edu/undergraduatecatalog/collegesandschools/fayjonesschoolofarchitecture/architecturearch/
California (Riverside) California Baptist University College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design Private MArch 2012 http://cavad.calbaptist.edu/programs/architecture-program
California (San Diego) NewSchool of Architecture and Design Private MArch 1980 http://www.newschoolarch.edu
California (San Francisco) Academy of Art University School of Architecture Private BArch, MArch 1929 https://www.academyart.edu/art-degree/architecture
California (San Luis Obispo) California Polytechnic State University School of Architecture Public MArch 1901 http://www.caed.calpoly.edu/
California (Pomona) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Environmental Design Public BArch, MArch 1938 https://env.cpp.edu/
California (Los Angeles) University of Southern California School of Architecture Private BArch, MArch 1914 http://arch.usc.edu/
California (Berkeley) University of California, Berkeley Department of Architecture Public MArch 1868 http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu
California (Los Angeles) University of California, Los Angeles Architecture and Urban Design Public MArch 1919 http://www.aud.ucla.edu
California (Los Angeles) Southern California Institute of Architecture Private BArch, MArch 1972 http://www.sciarc.edu
California (Los Angeles / San Diego) Woodbury University Woodbury University School of Architecture Private 1884 http://architecture.woodbury.edu/
Colorado (Boulder/Denver) University of Colorado College of Architecture & Planning Public 1876 http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/ArchitecturePlanning/Pages/default.aspx
Connecticut (New Haven) Yale University School of Architecture Private 1916 http://www.architecture.yale.edu
Connecticut (West Hartford) University of Hartford College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture Private 1957 http://www.hartford.edu/ceta/graduate/master-of-architecture/default.aspx
District of Columbia; Washington, D.C. University of the District of Columbia College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences Public 1851 http://www.udc.edu/causes/programs/[permanent dead link]
District of Columbia; Washington, D.C. The Catholic University of America School of Architecture and Planning Private 1887 https://architecture.catholic.edu/
Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture Public BArch 1961 http://fau.edu/arch
Florida (Miami/ University Park) Florida International University Department of Architecture Public 1965 http://carta.fiu.edu/architecture/
Florida (Miami) University of Miami School of Architecture Private 1981 http://arc.miami.edu/
Florida (Tampa) University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design Public 1985 http://www.arch.usf.edu/
Florida (Tallahassee) Florida A&M University School of Architecture Public 1887 http://www.famu.edu/Architecture
Florida (Gainesville) University of Florida School of Architecture Public 1925 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929082513/http://www.dcp.ufl.edu/arch/
Georgia (Atlanta) Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture Public 1908 http://coa.gatech.edu/
Georgia (Atlanta) Kennesaw State University College of Architecture and Construction Management Public 1963 http://cacm.kennesaw.edu/
Georgia (Savannah) Savannah College of Art and Design School of Building Arts Private 1978 https://www.scad.edu/academics/programs/architecture
Hawaii (Manoa) University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture Public MArch, DArch 1907 http://www.arch.hawaii.edu/
Idaho (Moscow) University of Idaho College of Art & Architecture Public 1889 http://www.uidaho.edu/caa
Illinois (Chicago) Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Private http://www.iit.edu/arch
Illinois (Chicago) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects Private 1866 http://www.saic.edu/aiado/
Illinois (Chicago) University of Illinois at Chicago College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts Public 1982 http://cada.uic.edu/
Illinois (Elgin) Judson University Private MArch https://www.judsonu.edu/academics/architecture-department/
Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) University of Illinois School of Architecture Public 1870 https://arch.illinois.edu/
Indiana (Columbus) Indiana University Irwin Miller Architecture Program Public 2018 https://soaad.indiana.edu/graduate/march.html
Indiana (Muncie) Ball State University Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning Public 1965 http://www.bsu.edu/cap
Indiana (Notre Dame) University of Notre Dame School of Architecture (for traditional architecture and urbanism) Private 1898 http://architecture.nd.edu/
Iowa (Ames) Iowa State University Department of Architecture Public http://www.design.iastate.edu/architecture/
Kansas (Lawrence) The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design Public 1912 http://www.sadp.ku.edu/
Kansas (Manhattan) Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning & Design Public http://k-state.edu
Kentucky (Lexington) University of Kentucky School of Architecture Public http://www.uky.edu/design/index.php/info/category/architecture/
Louisiana (Lafayette) University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Architecture Public 1942 http://soad.louisiana.edu/
Louisiana (New Orleans) Tulane University School of Architecture Private 1894 https://web.archive.org/web/20110415000112/http://architecture.tulane.edu/home/
Louisiana (Ruston) Louisiana Tech University School of Design
Maine (Augusta) University of Maine at Augusta Department of Architecture Public http://www.uma.edu/academics/programs/architecture/
Maryland (College Park) University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Public http://arch.umd.edu/
Maryland (Baltimore) Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning Public http://www.morgan.edu/sap
Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Architecture + Design Public http://www.umass.edu/architecture/
Massachusetts (Boston) Boston Architectural College School of Architecture, School of Interior Design Architecture, Landscape Design School & School of Design Studies Private 1889 http://the-bac.edu/
Massachusetts (Boston) Northeastern University School of Architecture Private 1898 https://web.archive.org/web/20181204171532/http://www.architecture.neu.edu/
Massachusetts (Boston) Wentworth Institute of Technology College of Architecture, Design & Construction Management Private 1904 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012020128/http://www.wit.edu/arch/index.html
Massachusetts (Cambridge) Harvard University Graduate School of Design Private 1936 http://www.gsd.harvard.edu
Massachusetts (Boston) Massachusetts College of Art and Design Department of Architecture Public 1873 http://www.massart.edu
Massachusetts (Cambridge) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Architecture Private 1865 http://architecture.mit.edu
Michigan (Ann Arbor) University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Public http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/
Michigan (Berrien Springs) Andrews University School of Architecture & Interior Design Private MArch https://www.andrews.edu/said/architecture
Michigan (Detroit) University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture Private 1877 http://architecture.udmercy.edu/
Michigan (Southfield) Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design Private http://onlinedegrees.ltu.edu/online-programs/college-of-architecture-and-design/online-master-of-architecture/
Michigan (Grand Rapids) Ferris State University Kendall College of Art and Design Public https://www.kcad.edu/programs/graduate/m-arch/ Archived 2019-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
Minnesota (Minneapolis) University of Minnesota College of Design, School of Architecture Public http://arch.design.umn.edu/
Mississippi (Starkville) Mississippi State University School of Architecture Public http://www.caad.msstate.edu/caad_web/sarc/home.php
Missouri (St. Louis) Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts - College of Architecture Private 1910 https://web.archive.org/web/20110910141151/http://bulletin.wustl.edu/architecture/; http://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/node/4099
Missouri (Springfield) Drury University Hammons School of Architecture Private 1984 http://www.drury.edu/architecture
Montana (Bozeman) Montana State University – Bozeman School of Architecture Public http://arch.montana.edu/
Nebraska (Lincoln) University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture Public http://architecture.unl.edu
Nevada (Las Vegas) University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture Public https://www.unlv.edu/architecture
New Jersey (Union) Kean University Michael Graves College, School of Public Architecture (SoPA) Public 1855 https://www.kean.edu/academics/michael-graves-college-architecture-and-design/school-public-architecture/
New Jersey (Newark) New Jersey Institute of Technology College of Architecture and Design Public http://design.njit.edu/
New Jersey (Princeton) Princeton University School of Architecture Private http://soa.princeton.edu
New Mexico (Albuquerque) University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning Public http://saap.unm.edu//
New York (Alfred) College of Technology at Alfred State, The State University of New York The School of Architecture, Management and Engineering Technology Public 1908 http://www.alfredstate.edu/
New York (Buffalo) University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning Public 1968 http://ap.buffalo.edu/
New York (Ithaca) Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Private BArch, MArch http://www.aap.cornell.edu/arch/
New York (New York City) City University of New York/The City College The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Public BArch, MArch 1969 http://ssa1.ccny.cuny.edu
New York (New York City) New York City College of Technology School of Technology & Design Public BArch https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/architectural/
New York (New York City) Columbia University School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Private BArch, MArch 1881 http://www.arch.columbia.edu/
New York (New York City) Cooper Union The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Private BArch http://www.cooper.edu/architecture
New York (New York City) The New School Parsons School of Design Private MArch http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/constructed-environments-school-sce/
New York (New York City) New York Institute of Technology Department of Architecture Private BArch, MArch https://www.nyit.edu/architecture
New York (New York City) Pratt Institute School of Architecture Private BArch, MArch http://www.pratt.edu/academics/architecture/
New York (Syracuse) Syracuse University School of Architecture Private http://www.soa.syr.edu
New York (Troy) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture Private 1824 http://www.arch.rpi.edu/
North Carolina (Raleigh) North Carolina State University The School of Architecture Public https://design.ncsu.edu/academics/architecture
North Dakota (Fargo) North Dakota State University Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Public http://ala.ndsu.edu/
Ohio (Cincinnati) University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design Public 1869 http://daap.uc.edu/academics/said.html
Ohio (Columbus) Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture Public http://knowlton.osu.edu/
Ohio (Kent) Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design Public http://www.kent.edu/caed/
Ohio (Oxford) Miami University College of Creative Arts Public 1929 http://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/arch-id/about/history/index.html
Oklahoma (Norman) University of Oklahoma College of Architecture Public 1926 http://www.ou.edu/architecture.html
Oklahoma (Stillwater) Oklahoma State University School of Architecture Public 1909 http://architecture.okstate.edu
Oregon (Portland) Portland State University School of Architecture Public https://www.pdx.edu/architecture
Oregon (Eugene) University of Oregon Department of Architecture Public http://architecture.uoregon.edu/
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Private http://www.cmu.edu/architecture/
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Thomas Jefferson University College of Architecture and the Built Environment Private http://www.PhilaU.edu/architectureandthebuiltenvironment/
Pennsylvania (State College) Pennsylvania State University College of Arts and Architecture Public 1910 http://stuckeman.psu.edu/arch
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Temple University Tyler School of Art: Division of Architecture & Environmental Design Public https://tyler.temple.edu/programs/architecture
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Private 1868 http://www.design.upenn.edu
Rhode Island (Providence) Rhode Island School of Design Department of Architecture Private BArch, MArch 1877 http://www.risd.edu
Rhode Island (Bristol) Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation Private https://www.rwu.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/saahp
South Carolina (Clemson) Clemson University School of Architecture Public http://www.clemson.edu/caah/departments/architecture/ Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
South Dakota (Brookings) South Dakota State University Department of Architecture Public https://www.sdstate.edu/architecture
Tennessee (Knoxville) University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design Public 1965 http://archdesign.utk.edu/
Tennessee (Memphis) University of Memphis Department of Architecture Public http://www.memphis.edu/architecture/
Texas (Arlington) University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture Public http://www.uta.edu/cappa/academics/architecture/
Texas (Austin) University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Public 1948 http://www.soa.utexas.edu/
Texas (College Station) Texas A&M University Texas A&M College of Architecture Public 1905 http://www.arch.tamu.edu/
Texas (Houston) Rice University School of Architecture Private http://architecture.rice.edu/
Texas (Houston) University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture Public http://www.arch.uh.edu
Texas (Lubbock) Texas Tech University College of Architecture Public https://www.depts.ttu.edu/architecture/
Texas (Prairie View) Prairie View A&M University School of Architecture Public 1876 https://www.pvamu.edu/soa/
Texas (San Antonio) University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Architecture Public http://cacp.utsa.edu/academic-programs/department-of-architecture/category/graduate-programs/
Utah (Salt Lake City) University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning Public http://www.arch.utah.edu
Vermont (Northfield) Norwich University School of Architecture+Art Private 1819 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221004318/http://profschools.norwich.edu/architectureart/architecture/
Virginia (Charlottesville) University of Virginia School of Architecture Public http://www.arch.virginia.edu/
Virginia (Blacksburg) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Architecture and Urban Studies Public http://www.caus.vt.edu/
Virginia (Hampton) Hampton University School of Engineering and Technology Private http://architecture.set.hamptonu.edu
Washington (Seattle) University of Washington College of Built Environments Public http://arch.be.washington.edu/
Washington (Pullman) Washington State University The School of Design and Construction Public http://sdc.wsu.edu/architecture/program-info/m-arch/
Wisconsin (Milwaukee) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning Public BArch, MArch https://uwm.edu/sarup/

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Romo, Vanessa (March 12, 2023). "Very few architects are Black. This woman is pushing to change that". NPR. Retrieved March 12, 2023. The San Francisco Institute of Architecture reports that nationally 'for every 100 students who enroll, only 20 will graduate.'
  2. ^ "A Note on the ACSA Guide to Architecture Schools" by Thomas Fisher from Architect Magazine December 2009
  3. ^ "2013 United States Best Architecture Schools". 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ "America's Best Architecture Schools 2014 - DesignIntelligence". Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-03-31.