Undergrad in Architecture

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<p>Can anyone tell me what universities have the best undergrad in architecture? I know there are a lot of big name schools, but who has the best program?</p>

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<p>You can search for posts on this, but a few that come to mind are Harvard, Cornell, Cal Poly SLO, and Cincinnati. What state are you in?</p>

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<p>Cooper Union</p>

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<p>Rice has a good program</p>

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<p>I'm from california, but it doesn't really matter to me where the school is.</p>

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<p>There is no such thing as a top architecture school for undergraduates. Architecture is a 5-year or 6-year professional program. If you quit after your bachelor degree, you will not be able to get certified.</p>

<p>The following informative site from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture should give you a good start:
<a href="http://architecture.about.com/gi/dy...ectASchool.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://architecture.about.com/gi/dy...ectASchool.html&lt;/a>
There is a section for high school students on how to prepare for a career in architecture.</p>

<p>There are quite a few architecture rankings around. You should be aware that they don't all agree...it depends on what kind of architecture training you prefer. Here's one from DesignIntelligence (<a href="http://architecture.about.com/gi/dy...icle%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://architecture.about.com/gi/dy...icle&lt;/a> _id%3D178)</p>

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<p>These are the 2005 rankings from Design Intelligence (industry rankings)</p>

<p>Undergraduate Architecture Programs</p>

<p>Cornell University
University of Cincinnati
Rice University
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo
Syracuse University
Kansas State University
Rhode Island School of Design
University of Texas at Austin
Carnegie Mellon University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</p>

<p>Graduate Architecture Programs</p>

<p>Harvard University
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University (tied for 4th with MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (tied for 4th with Columbia)
University of Cincinnati
University of California, Berkeley
University of Virginia
Rice University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</p>

<p>Cama</p>