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Best Architecture Colleges, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the top 50 Architecture Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Architecture Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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Leaders

1

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

http://www.csupomona.edu
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, California
(909) 869-5299

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N/A

20,542

54%

32.5%

10.9%

$6,351

$17,511

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.41

530

490

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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2

Drexel University

http://www.drexel.edu
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 895-2400

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1891

15,876

75%

50.8%

26.6%

$37,505

$37,505

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

624

586

578

26

0%

NC

 

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3

N/A

27,407

41%

83.2%

72.0%

$13,142

$40,392

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.79

650

600

620

28

0%

NC

 

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4

Rice University

http://www.rice.edu
6100 Main StreetPO Box 1892
Houston, Texas
(713) 348-7423

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1912

3,848

17%

87.9%

82.5%

$38,941

$38,941

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

660

660

30

0%

NC

 

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5

N/A

21,928

63%

64%

54.2%

$13,415

$26,830

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.66

612

585

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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6

University of Miami

http://www.miami.edu
PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, Florida
(305) 284-4323

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1925

10,590

40%

76.6%

69.5%

$42,852

$42,852

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

4.2

675

650

640

30

0%

NC

 

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7

Connecticut College

http://www.connecticutcollege.edu
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, Connecticut
(860) 439-2200

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1911

1,926

36%

55.6%

82.0%

$46,085

$46,085

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

653

664

683

30

0%

NC

 

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8

Olivet Nazarene University

http://www.olivet.edu
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, Illinois
(815) 939-5203

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1907

3,190

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$29,890

$29,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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9

College of Mount St. Joseph

http://www.msj.edu
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 244-4531

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1920

1,840

70%

51.7%

38.4%

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

486

476

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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10

Princeton University

http://www.princeton.edu
Princeton, New Jersey
(609) 258-3060

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1746

7,910

7,4% of 26,642 applicants were admitted

92.8%

87.8%

$58,965

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.87

710

710

710

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

1822

2,292

53%

74.3%

71.8%

$46,165

$46,165

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.32

612

606

550

28

0%

NC

 

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12

1785

26,259

56%

72.5%

55.2%

$10,262

$28,472

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

627

616

617

28

0%

NC

 

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13

University of San Francisco

http://www.usfca.edu
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, California
(415) 422-6563

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1855

6,344

69%

62.3%

54.1%

$40,294

$40,294

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

578

566

572

25

0%

NC

 

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14

University of Pittsburgh

http://www.pitt.edu
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 624-7488

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1787

18,429

56%

72.9%

62.5%

$17,100

$27,106

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.93

641

621

611

28

0%

NC

 

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15

Central Michigan University

http://www.cmich.edu
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
(989) 774-3076

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1892

21,332

64%

42.2%

20.4%

$11,220

$23,670

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.33

470

437

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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16

Prairie View A&M University

http://www.pvamu.edu
PO Box 519
Prairie View, Texas
(936) 261-1000

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1876

6,757

41%

24.3%

11.6%

$8,098

$18,718

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.95

390

370

360

15

0%

NC

 

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17

Smith College

http://www.smith.edu
Northampton, Massachusetts
(413) 585-2500

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1871

2,664

42%

83.6%

80.9%

$42,754

$42,754

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.92

600

610

620

27

0%

NC

 

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18

Florida International University

http://www.fiu.edu
11200 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, Florida
(305) 348-2363

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1965

37,468

40%

30.9%

16.0%

$6,540

$18,939

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.7

569

571

563

25

0%

NC

 

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19

University of New Haven

http://www.newhaven.edu
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, Connecticut
(203) 932-7319

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1920

4,693

71%

52.5%

46.6%

$33,740

$33,740

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

480

470

470

20

0%

NC

 

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20

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

http://www.illinois.edu
601 East John Street
Champaign, Illinois
(217) 333-0302

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N/A

32,281

63%

76.2%

66.1%

$14,750

$29,132

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

680

550

570

28

0%

NC

 

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21

N/A

15,081

73%

75.1%

68.0%

$13,799

$29,589

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.63

606

584

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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22

Carnegie Mellon University

http://www.cmu.edu
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 268-2082

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1900

6,279

28%

81.5%

72.7%

$47,642

$47,642

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.69

729

678

693

31

0%

NC

 

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23

Ithaca College

http://www.ithaca.edu
953 Danby Road
Ithaca, New York
(607) 274-3124

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1892

6,276

68%

71.1%

66.5%

$38,400

$38,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

582

579

577

N/A

0%

NC

 

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24

Savannah College of Art and Design

http://www.scad.edu
342 Bull Street, PO Box 3146
Savannah, Georgia
(912) 525-5100

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1978

9,182

62%

59.5%

51.0%

$32,950

$32,950

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.46

523

542

525

23

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

25

Otis College of Art and Design

http://www.otis.edu
9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
(310) 665-6820

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1918

1,105

55%

49.8%

44.7%

$38,300

$38,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

460

430

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

26

University of Pennsylvania

http://www.upenn.edu
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 898-7507

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1740

9,682

13%

92.5%

87.1%

$45,890

$45,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.9

728

707

720

32

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

27

Ferris State University

http://www.ferris.edu
1201 South State Street
Big Rapids, Michigan
(231) 591-2100

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1884

13,261

71%

46%

30.0%

$10,950

$16,440

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

28

Texas A&M University

http://www.tamu.edu
750 Argonomy Rd., Suite 1601 0200 TAMU
College Station, Texas
(979) 845-1060

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N/A

40,103

67%

68.1%

48.7%

$8,506

$25,126

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

617

580

558

27

0%

NC

 

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29

Harvard University

http://www.harvard.edu
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(617) 495-1551

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1636

6,676

6%

93%

86.8%

$42,292

$42,292

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

4

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

30

University of Central Florida

http://www.ucf.edu
4000 Central Florida Boulevard
Orlando, Florida
(407) 823-3000

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1963

50,968

46%

53.2%

35.3%

$6,317

$22,415

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.78

626

617

587

27

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

31

1881

17,528

45%

76.7%

67.4%

$12,022

$30,970

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

629

597

550

27

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

32

Judson University

http://www.judsonu.edu
1151 North State Street
Elgin, Illinois
(847) 628-2510

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1913

1,018

65%

43.3%

33.6%

$27,530

$27,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

549

512

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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33

1910

14,815

74%

49.3%

36.0%

$10,726

$18,034

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

507

506

483

22

0%

NC

 

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34

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu
116th Street and Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 854-2522

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1754

6,068

7%

94.8%

90.9%

$49,138

$49,138

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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35

Barnard College

http://www.barnard.edu
3009 Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 854-2014

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1889

2,445

25%

84.6%

79.1%

$44,790

$44,790

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.78

620

630

650

28

0%

NC

 

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36

Southern Polytechnic State University

http://www.spsu.edu
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, Georgia
(678) 915-4188

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1948

5,402

79%

23.3%

7.3%

$6,810

$20,594

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

588

557

520

24

0%

NC

 

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37

California College of the Arts

http://www.cca.edu
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, California
(415) 703-9523

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1907

1,465

90%

37.7%

28.3%

$40,334

$40,334

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.16

545

533

522

23

0%

NC

 

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38

Chatham University

http://www.chatham.edu
Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 365-1825

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1869

922

60%

56.2%

51.0%

$32,454

$32,454

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.59

516

556

531

25

0%

NC

 

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39

Michigan State University

http://www.msu.edu
East Lansing, Michigan
(517) 355-8332

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1855

37,454

71%

66.1%

48.4%

$12,908

$33,796

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.61

605

520

525

26

0%

NC

 

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40

University of Houston

http://www.uh.edu
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, Texas
(713) 743-1010

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1927

32,639

56%

32.6%

16.0%

$10,272

$20,892

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

586

547

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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41

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

http://www.wpi.edu
100 Institute Road
Worcester, Massachusetts
(508) 831-5286

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1865

3,952

53%

80.9%

74.4%

$42,778

$42,778

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.8

682

612

612

29

0%

NC

 

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42

University of Florida

http://www.ufl.edu
Gainesville, Florida
(352) 392-1365

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1853

32,776

44%

77.2%

64.3%

$6,263

$28,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

639

626

626

28

0%

NC

 

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43

University of Hartford

http://www.hartford.edu
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 768-4296

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1877

5,284

70%

47.6%

40.5%

$33,358

$33,358

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

531

534

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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44

Illinois Institute of Technology

http://www.iit.edu
3300 South Federal Street
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 567-3025

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1890

2,801

55%

57.1%

37.6%

$40,117

$40,117

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.92

661

579

520

27

0%

NC

 

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45

Ohio State University

http://www.osu.edu
Student Academic Services Building281 W. Lane Ave.
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 292-3980

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N/A

43,058

64%

71%

52.6%

$10,037

$25,757

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

594

596

656

28

0%

NC

 

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46

Harvard University

http://www.harvard.edu
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(617) 495-1551

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1636

6,676

6%

93%

86.8%

$42,292

$42,292

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

4

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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47

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu
116th Street and Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 854-2522

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1754

6,068

7%

94.8%

90.9%

$49,138

$49,138

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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48

Georgia Institute of Technology

http://www.gatech.edu
225 North Avenue, NW
Atlanta, Georgia
(404) 894-4154

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1885

14,527

55%

61.6%

33.6%

$10,650

$29,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.9

708

648

654

30

0%

NC

 

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49

NewSchool of Architecture & Design

http://www.newschoolarch.edu
1249 F Street
San Diego, California
(619) 684-8841

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N/A

307

100%

0%

Not reported

$24,928

$24,928

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Philadelphia University

http://www.philau.edu
School House Lane and Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 951-2800

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1884

2,888

72%

54.8%

43.9%

$33,590

$33,590

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.43

490

480

470

20

0%

NC

 

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