<p>Hey guys!
I'm international, so finding an unbiased opinion about a school is pretty much impossible.
I'm trying to find some good architecture programs. Can you guys please write the manes of school that are known for their arch programs?
Thanks!</p>
<p>You need to go to the Architecture Major forum here on CC and read some current threads and use the Search function as this question is asked constantly. You also need to define what type (4 or 5 yr) of Arch program you are interested in. As far as colleges with Arch, a google of ‘architecture programs’ gets this as the first hit:</p>
<p>[NAAB:</a> ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS](<a href=“http://www.naab.org/architecture_programs/]NAAB:”>http://www.naab.org/architecture_programs/)</p>
<p>cornell’s is #1, syracuse is also very strong. pratt in nyc, risd, usc, rpi, cooper union, penn state to name a few others.</p>
<p>[The</a> USA’s best architecture schools in research: 2009 | archsoc.com](<a href=“http://www.archsoc.com/kcas/researchschool4.html]The”>Architectural Blatherations | The USA's best architecture schools in research: 2009/13)</p>
<p>Columbia University 31 80
Cooper Union, The 27 75
University of California, Los Angeles 27 87
Princeton University 22 83
University of Pennsylvania 12 68
Yale University 10 62
University of California, Berkeley 8 63
Harvard University 8 58
Rice University 8 56
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 51
University of Notre Dame 5 47
Ohio State University 5 40
California College of the Arts 4 36
Northeastern University 4 27
University of Minnesota 4 21
University of Maryland 4 27
Pratt Institute 3 40
University of Michigan 3 38
New Jersey Institute of Technology 3 32
University of Virginia 3 31
University of Southern California 3 31
University of Texas at Austin 3 32
University of Houston 3 28
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3 23
University of Washington 2 34
Carnegie Mellon University 2 28
University of Miami 2 23
University at Buffalo, SUNY 2 35
Cornell University 2 23
Georgia Institute of Technology 2 38
Drexel University 2 17
Tulane University 1 38
Washington University in St Louis 1 28
University of Colorado 1 26
North Carolina State University 1 21
Iowa State University 1 19
Ball State University 1 14
University of Cincinnati 1 11
University of Arizona 1 0
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 1 19
Arizona State University 1 15
Roger Williams University 1 13
University of Kansas 1 31
University of Illinois at Chicago 1 21
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 21
Kansas State University 1 20
Rhode Island School of Design 1 18
Catholic University of America 1 17
Texas A&M University 1 16
University of Oregon 1 16
Texas Tech University 1 12
Washington State University 1 10
Miami University 1 30
Florida A&M University 1 0
University of Texas at San Antonio 0 28
Syracuse University 0 27
University of Utah 0 27
Clemson University 0 25
City College of New York, CUNY 0 24
Woodbury University 0 22
University of Massachusetts Amherst 0 21
Morgan State University 0 20
Pennsylvania State University 0 19
Florida International University 0 19
University of Hawaii at Manoa 0 19
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 0 16
Kent State University 0 15
Judson University 0 13
Norwich University 0 13
Mississippi State University 0 12
University of Arkansas 0 12
University of New Mexico 0 12
Andrews University 0 11
University of Florida 0 11
University of Kentucky 0 10
Wentworth Institute of Technology 0 9
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 0 8
Virginia Tech 0 8
Louisiana Tech University 0 7
Temple University 0 7
University of Oklahoma 0 7
University of Idaho 0 6
North Dakota State university 0 6
University of North Carolina - Charlotte 0 5
University of Texas at Arlington 0 5
Lawrence Technological University 0 5
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 0 4
New York Institute of Technology 0 4
Illinois Institute of Technology 0 4
Auburn University 0 0
Drury University 0 0
Florida Atlantic University 0 0
Hampton University 0 0
Howard University 0 0
Louisiana State University 0 0
Montana State University 0 0
NewSchool of Architecture and Design 0 0
Oklahoma State University 0 0
Philadelphia University 0 0
Prairie View A&M University 0 0
Southern Polytechnic State University 0 0
Southern University and A&M College 0 0
Tuskegee University 0 0
University of Detroit Mercy 0 0
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 0 0
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 0 0
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 0 0</p>
<p>As stated earlier, you will find more information in the architecture major section of CC.</p>
<p>I personally think that the ratings posted by UCLA Band Mom are confusing (it is a blend of undergraduate and graduate, and I don’t feel the methodology is really objective).</p>
<p>Design Intelligence’s rankings are specifically undergraduate focused. For 2010, they have
1.Cornell
2.Syracuse
3.Cal Poly SLO
4.Virginia Tech
5.University of Texas at Austin
6.Kansas State University
7.University of Oregon
7.Rhode Island School of Design
9.Rice
10.USC</p>
<p>These rankings are still subjective and often change from year to year. I would recommend the website [url=<a href=“http://www.archcareers.org%5DARCHcareers.org%5B/url”>http://www.archcareers.org]ARCHcareers.org[/url</a>] to help you with your search. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the advice! You have all been very helpful :]</p>
<p>I think Clemson’s program is among the top 20 for the DesignIntelligence ranking for graduate schools. However, I have friends who are architecture majors and they’ve been nothing but challenged (=staying in the studio till 5 AM every night to get projects done).</p>
<p>Take a look at this section of the Design Intelligence rankings hosted on Tulane’s website: <a href=“http://architecture.tulane.edu/news/PDF/Design-Intelligence-1109b.pdf[/url]”>http://architecture.tulane.edu/news/PDF/Design-Intelligence-1109b.pdf</a>
Hidden Gems of Architecture Education:
Cooper Union
Montana State University
Tulane University
University of Arkansas
University of Minnesota</p>
<p>Hidden Gems of Global Architecture Education:
IE University, Madrid, Spain
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia</p>
<p>There are also some other lists for landscape architecture, industrial design, and Canada at the link.</p>
<p>And Cal Poly listed the following list from the Design Intelligence publication found here:
[Architecture</a> Program Ranking - Architecture Department - Cal Poly](<a href=“http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/prospective/ranking-2009.html]Architecture”>http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/prospective/ranking-2009.html)</p>
<p>Bachelor of Architecture
- Cornell University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Syracuse University
- University of Texas at Austin
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Rice University
- Boston Architectural College
- University of Notre Dame
- Pennsylvania State University
- Auburn University
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Iowa State University
- Pratt Institute
- University of Arizona
- University of Southern California
- University of Oregon
- Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Cooper Union
- Okalhoma State University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- University of Arkansas</p>
<p>-Matt</p>
<p>From the Arch Ed 2009 put out by Architecture Magazine.
[Architecture</a> Schools Guide 2009 - Education, Research - Architect Magazine](<a href=“http://www.architectmagazine.com/education/arch-ed-2009.aspx]Architecture”>http://www.architectmagazine.com/education/arch-ed-2009.aspx)</p>
<p>I think this is a much more useful than the Design Intelligence rankings since it is more objective in dealing with the different emphasis of the diverse programs out there. </p>
<p>Schools that excel in practice:
Boston Architectural College
Drexel University
Northeastern University
Philadelphia University</p>
<p>Schools that excel in traditional architecture:
Andrews University
University of Miami
University of Nortre Dame</p>
<p>Schools that excel in Sustainable design
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
University of Oregon
University of Texas Austin</p>
<p>Schools that excel in integration of city and landscape
University of Florida
University of Maryland
Louisiana State University
Penn State
University of Utah
Woodbury University</p>
<p>Schools that excel in design build
Auburn University
Louisiana Tech University
University of Kansas
UNC Charlotte
University of Washington</p>
<p>Schools that excel in community design
Mississippi State University
Tulane University
University of Arkansas</p>
<p>Schools that excel in distinctive specialties
Dury University
Miami University
FLW School of Architecture
Judson University
Texas A & M
UT Arlington
SIU, Carbondale
University of Hartford
University of Minnesota</p>
<p>Schools that excel in history and theory
Rice University
University of Illinois, Chicago
U Penn
Yale</p>
<p>Schools that excel in global outlook
Clemson
University of Southern California
Virginia Polytechnic Institute</p>
<p>Schools that excel in digital design and fabrication
Ball State
SciArc
University of Michigan</p>
<p>Schools that excel in building construction and technology
Georgia Tech
NYIT
Renssalaer Polytechnic
University of Illinois Champagne Urbana</p>
<p>Schools that excel in art college setting
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Pratt Institute of Technology
Rhode Island School of Design</p>
<p>I would add that as New Orleans continues to recover from Katrina, students at Tulane have had unique opportunities to see their designs actually get built. It is a wonderful, 5 year masters program that is on the rise.</p>
<p>I had just recently applied to architecture school and there’s a lot of factors you need to think about. Being from the north east I applied to many of the top schools and usually the best onces are the 5-year program because they’re usually NAAB approved. </p>
<p>Some of the 5-year programs around the north east that are amazing are:</p>
<p>Cornell University
Syracuse University
CUNY City College of New York
New York Institute of Technology
Roger Williams Univeristy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pratt Institute
Cooper Union (great school EXTREMELY hard to get in, they only except about 30 kids a year per program)</p>
<p>Most of these schools are portfolio required schools, so my advice is to have a kickass/well rounded portfolio. I am attending Syracuse in the fall for their architecture program and I’m excited!</p>
<p>I dont really take the rankings too seriously. According to some of these rankings, I passed up schools (ex: RISD, CMU…) way higher ranked than the school I decided on (Cooper Union). Rankings are good to see a list of schools but ultimately you have to make the decision according to what is best for you.</p>
<p>@Cooperunion2015: so you’re a senior now? Got accepted that early? Man, I’m only half done with my college apps. I planned to apply to Cooper Union, but I kinda got scared of the acceptance rate. And I have a bad GPA. And I heard their home test takes a long time too. I’m an international student so sending the home test and stuff will be really troublesome and I’m also taking AP 2D Design this year, that’ll make my workload almost impossible to handle.</p>
<p>@Cooperunion2015: I understand man. There are a lot of schools that are not on the top of the rankings but they’re really good too. But my parents are really into rankings and stuff and they’re the ones who are paying for my college tuition and fees. My parents think that going to top ranking schools will help you get jobs later. I guess that makes sense too. Well, right now I’m applying to Syracuse, Penn State, Rice, University of Waterloo, UT Austin, and Carnegie Mellon. Hope I get into all of them.</p>
<p>And the good thing about Cooper Union is that it’s FREE :)</p>
<p>If you need funding, then your best option would be the Cooper Union, though you will have to be among the best of the best of students. Other architecture schools are very unlikely to give an international student financial aid. If you don’t need funding, applying to a school that considers whether the student needs financial aid before making a decision on his/her application would boost your chances of admissions. Good luck.</p>
<p>Cooper Union is tuition free, which is great. But you still have to cover room, board, and other costs in a very expensive city.</p>
<p>the usual suspects: Harvad, MIT, Yale and Berkeley</p>
<p>You need to decide first whether you prefer a 5-year program or 4+2.</p>