QS World University Rankings for Architecture and Built Environment 2025 | Top Universities

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Architecture & Built Environment

Discover the top universities around the world for studying architecture & built environment according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Over 250 institutions have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities to study architecture & built environment, with The Bartlett School of Architecture (part of UCL) continuing in first place. 

There are no new entrants in this year’s top 10 universities, with Tsinghua University the only one of those 10 institutions to improve its rank since last year (up from eighth to joint seventh). 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Architecture & Built Environment

Discover the top universities around the world for studying architecture & built environment according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Over 250 institutions have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities to study architecture & built environment, with The Bartlett School of Architecture (part of UCL) continuing in first place. 

There are no new entrants in this year’s top 10 universities, with Tsinghua University the only one of those 10 institutions to improve its rank since last year (up from eighth to joint seventh). 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Overall Score: 76.7
Tianjin University Tianjin University
location Tianjin, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.1

H-index Citations

88.7

Citations per Paper

88.5

Academic Reputation

73.3

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Rank 32 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.6
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

88

H-index Citations

71.8

Citations per Paper

90.5

Academic Reputation

73.7

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Scholarship

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Rank =33 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.5

Employer Reputation

75.2

H-index Citations

76.6

Citations per Paper

79

Academic Reputation

76.3

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Rank =33 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.5
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.9

H-index Citations

84.8

Citations per Paper

93.6

Academic Reputation

70.1

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 35 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.3

Employer Reputation

72.6

H-index Citations

81.1

Citations per Paper

92

Academic Reputation

73.9

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Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank =36 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.2

Employer Reputation

84.3

H-index Citations

88.4

Citations per Paper

92.5

Academic Reputation

71

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Rank =36 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.2

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

80.7

Citations per Paper

76.7

Academic Reputation

75.1

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Rank 38 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.5

Employer Reputation

71.4

H-index Citations

81.5

Citations per Paper

78.6

Academic Reputation

74.8

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Rank 39 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.3
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.1

H-index Citations

71.8

Citations per Paper

83.2

Academic Reputation

74.3

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Rank =40 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.1
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79

H-index Citations

72.4

Citations per Paper

87.9

Academic Reputation

73.1

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Scholarship

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Rank =40 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.1

Employer Reputation

66.4

H-index Citations

85.8

Citations per Paper

92.3

Academic Reputation

72.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 42 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.9

Employer Reputation

61

H-index Citations

85.5

Citations per Paper

89.8

Academic Reputation

73.2

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Rank 43 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.7
Zhejiang University Zhejiang University
location Hangzhou, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

89.4

H-index Citations

93

Citations per Paper

86.9

Academic Reputation

68.3

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Overall Score: 74.5
The University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield
location Sheffield,, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.4

H-index Citations

81.9

Citations per Paper

90.6

Academic Reputation

71.7

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 45 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.1

Employer Reputation

73.8

H-index Citations

72.4

Citations per Paper

74.5

Academic Reputation

74.3

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Scholarship

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Rank =46 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.9

Employer Reputation

73.4

H-index Citations

87.8

Citations per Paper

84.7

Academic Reputation

70.4

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Rank =46 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.9
Southeast University Southeast University
location Nanjing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

67.9

H-index Citations

93.2

Citations per Paper

84.6

Academic Reputation

70.4

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Rank 48 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.7
Yonsei University Yonsei University
location Seoul, South Korea
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.6

H-index Citations

77.6

Citations per Paper

87.3

Academic Reputation

71.6

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Scholarship

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Rank =49 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.3

Employer Reputation

61.9

H-index Citations

78

Citations per Paper

85.4

Academic Reputation

72.5

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Rank =49 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.3
Purdue University Purdue University
location West Lafayette, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73

H-index Citations

85.2

Citations per Paper

88.6

Academic Reputation

69.4

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Cardiff University Cardiff University
location Cardiff, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

59.4

H-index Citations

84.1

Citations per Paper

94.1

Academic Reputation

68.6

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Scholarship

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University
location Pittsburgh, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

69

H-index Citations

72.9

Citations per Paper

91.2

Academic Reputation

65.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

54.7

H-index Citations

79.4

Citations per Paper

89.1

Academic Reputation

68.1

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Chongqing University Chongqing University
location Chongqing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

61.6

H-index Citations

92.2

Citations per Paper

86.9

Academic Reputation

66.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

67.3

H-index Citations

90.4

Citations per Paper

92.8

Academic Reputation

67.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

68.5

H-index Citations

88.1

Citations per Paper

93.3

Academic Reputation

63.9

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Fudan University Fudan University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.5

H-index Citations

67.9

Citations per Paper

85.8

Academic Reputation

64.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Hanyang University Hanyang University
location Seoul, South Korea
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68.6

H-index Citations

81.1

Citations per Paper

87.4

Academic Reputation

69.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

72

H-index Citations

90.1

Citations per Paper

93.8

Academic Reputation

66.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

74.8

H-index Citations

76.6

Citations per Paper

75.7

Academic Reputation

64.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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