Rankings of Architecture Colleges

Cornell School of Architecture, Art and Planning

• The first architecture school in the U.S., started in 1871, offers the highest student-to-teacher ratio with 10 students to each teacher. A five-year program in architecture or four-year program in urban-regional studies or the history of architecture is available. The popular Cornell-in-Rome program gives students one semester in Italy to study architecture. Courses include architecture as a cultural system, building technology, structural concepts and site planning among many other areas.

  Cornell University

  College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

  139 E. Sibley Hall

  Ithaca, NY 14853

  607-255-5236

  aap.cornell.edu

Syracuse School of Architecture

• The fourth oldest architecture school, established in 1873, offers an intense five-year program. It requires 162 credits with 120 in architecture, 30 in arts and sciences, and the remaining 12 in electives. The program stresses visual design, architectural history, theory, and structural design applications, in addition to minor course studies in sociology, fine arts and geology. Non-architecture Syracuse students may earn a 21-hour minor in architecture degree.

  Syracuse School of Architecture

  201 Slocum Hall

  Syracuse, NY 13244-1250

  315-443-2256

  soa.syr.edu

California Polytechnic State University College of Architecture & Environmental Design

• Cal Poly, with almost 2,000 students studying architecture, is one of the largest architecture schools in the U.S. Its undergraduate program is available in a five-year program in architecture, engineering architecture, and city and regional planning, with additional study programs in construction management and landscape architecture. According to the Design Intelligence 2008 report, one in 20 American architects graduated from Cal Poly.

  California Polytechnic State University

  College of Architecture & Environmental Design

  San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0280

  805-756-1311

  caed.calpoly.edu

Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design

• The strength of the five-year program--requiring 156 credits for graduation--lies in its program structure. The first year offers students the basics of design principles. Second-year courses emphasize design theory and processes, while the third year focuses on design principles, technical concepts and applications. By the fourth year, students have the opportunity to study abroad. The fifth year is reserved for independent work and internship.

  Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design

  201 Cowgill Hall (0205)

  Blacksburg, VA 24061

  540-231-5383

  caus.vt.edu