These are the best architecture colleges, ranked on this page in accordance with the best architectural programs for undergrads. Each of these universities are located in some of the greatest cities in the worlds.
1. Cornell University
Cornell University is an American private Ivy League and federal land-grant research university located in Ithaca, New York.
2. University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit and nonsectarian research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in the city area of Los Angeles, California.
3. California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University or California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, also known as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
4. Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private, nonsectarian, non-profit institution of higher learning located in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, United States, with a satellite campus located at 14th Street in Manhattan.
5. Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, university with locations in Savannah, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.
6. University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located near South Bend, Indiana, in the United States. In French, Notre Dame du Lac means "Our Lady of the Lake" and refers to the university's patron saint, the Virgin Mary.
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
8. Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States.
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a private research university located in Troy, New York, with two additional campuses in Hartford and Groton, Connecticut.
10. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, is a public, land-grant, research university with a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, educational facilities in six regions statewide, and a study-abroad site in Switzerland.
11. Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union or The Cooper Union and informally referred to, especially during the 19th century, as "the Cooper Institute", is a privately funded college located in Cooper Square in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
12. University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a public flagship research university located in Eugene, Oregon. UO was founded in 1876. The institution's campus is 295 acres in size and is situated along the Willamette River.
13. Southern California Institute of Architecture
The Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California, is an independent, non-profit school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture.
14. University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or Texas in sports contexts, is a public research university and the flagship institution of The University of Texas System.
15. Boston Architectural College
Boston Architectural College, also known as The BAC, is New England's largest private college of spatial design.
1. Cornell University
Cornell University is an American private Ivy League and federal land-grant research university located in Ithaca, New York.
2. University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit and nonsectarian research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in the city area of Los Angeles, California.
3. California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University or California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, also known as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
4. Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private, nonsectarian, non-profit institution of higher learning located in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, United States, with a satellite campus located at 14th Street in Manhattan.
5. Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, university with locations in Savannah, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.
6. University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located near South Bend, Indiana, in the United States. In French, Notre Dame du Lac means "Our Lady of the Lake" and refers to the university's patron saint, the Virgin Mary.
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
8. Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States.
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a private research university located in Troy, New York, with two additional campuses in Hartford and Groton, Connecticut.
10. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, is a public, land-grant, research university with a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, educational facilities in six regions statewide, and a study-abroad site in Switzerland.
11. Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union or The Cooper Union and informally referred to, especially during the 19th century, as "the Cooper Institute", is a privately funded college located in Cooper Square in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
12. University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a public flagship research university located in Eugene, Oregon. UO was founded in 1876. The institution's campus is 295 acres in size and is situated along the Willamette River.
13. Southern California Institute of Architecture
The Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California, is an independent, non-profit school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture.
14. University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or Texas in sports contexts, is a public research university and the flagship institution of The University of Texas System.
15. Boston Architectural College
Boston Architectural College, also known as The BAC, is New England's largest private college of spatial design.
