Architecture & Built Environment

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) remains the best place in the world to study architecture, with only one institution breaking into the top 10 since last year. Politecnico di Milano in Italy has risen five places this year, to ninth from 14th.

42 different countries are represented in this year’s top 200. While the US leads the way with 39 universities, 15 countries are represented by just a single university. Of these, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the highest-ranked with a position of 10th.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides architecture? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.