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New Ranking of the World’s Top Architecture Schools
By Laura Tucker
Updated March 26, 2021 Updated March 26, 2021Discover the top architecture schools based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.
Included in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for the first time this year is a new ranking of the world’s top architecture schools. If you’re looking to study architecture at university and want to find a school with a strong global reputation in the field, read on for an overview of the world’s 100 top universities for architecture, categorized by region. For the full interactive ranking table, click here.
Top 10 Architecture Schools in the World
Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015
Rank
Name of Institution
Location
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
2
UCL (University College London, Bartlett School of Architecture)
United Kingdom
3
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
4
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States
5
Harvard University
United States
6
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
7
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
8
Tsinghua University
China
9
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
10
The University of Tokyo
Japan
See the full architecture ranking >
Top architecture schools in the US & Canada
Four of Canada’s leading architecture schools are also ranked within the top 100 worldwide. These are the University of British Columbia (20th for architecture; 43rd in the world rankings), the University of Toronto (36th for architecture; 20th in the world rankings), McGill University (51-100 for architecture; 21st in the world rankings) and the University of Waterloo (51-100 for architecture; 169th in the world rankings). For more information about studying in North America, visit our regional guide.
Top architecture schools in Europe
Outside of the UK, Germany claims four of the world’s top 100 architecture schools, led by Technische Universität München which ranks 46th for architecture (54th in the world rankings). Up next is Sweden, with three entrants, of which the leader is KTH, Royal Institute of Technology in 21st place (110th in the world rankings).
Other European countries represented among the world’s 100 top universities for architecture include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania and Norway. For more information about studying in Europe, visit our European country guides.
Top architecture schools in Latin America
Two more Latin American universities feature. These are Argentina’s Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA, 198th in the world rankings) and Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, 175th in the world rankings).
To discover more of the top universities in Latin America, see the latest QS University Rankings: Latin America, or visit our full range of Latin American country guides.
Top architecture schools in Asia
Excluding those already mentioned, five more leading architecture departments are claimed by mainland China, including Tongji University (16th for architecture; 393rd in the world rankings) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (41= for architecture; 104th in the world rankings). Hong Kong brings a total of four schools to the table, of which The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (12th for architecture; 162nd in the world rankings) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU, 13th for architecture; 28th in the world rankings) are the highest ranked.
Both Japan and Malaysia have three schools in the running, while Taiwan and Thailand offer one apiece. Heading west of mainland Asia, Israel also has one entrant: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (190th in the world rankings).
To discover more of the top universities in Asia, see the latest QS University Rankings: Asia, and visit our Asian country guides.
Top architecture schools in Australia & New Zealand
Also within the top 50 are RMIT University (304th in the world rankings), the University of Queensland (43rd in the world rankings), the University of Newcastle (257th in the world rankings) and Monash University (70th in the world rankings).
Neighboring New Zealand boasts one top architecture school, The University of Auckland, which places 45th for architecture and 92nd in the world rankings.
Find out more about studying in Australia and New Zealand with our country guides.
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This article was originally published in April 2015 . It was last updated in March 2021
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Laura is a former staff writer for TopUniversities.com, providing advice and guidance for students on a range of topics helping them to choose where to study, get admitted and find funding and scholarships. A graduate of Queen Mary University of London, Laura also blogs about student life.
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