Best Architecture Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

For Architecture

#1 in North America #1 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

2

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Architecture

#2 in North America #2 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

3

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#3 in North America #3 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

4

United States | California

Stanford University

For Architecture

#4 in North America #4 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

5

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#5 in North America #5 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

6

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Architecture

#1 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Architecture

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

8

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Architecture

#2 in Europe #1 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

9

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Architecture

#6 in North America #6 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

10

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Architecture

#7 in North America #7 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

11

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

For Architecture

#8 in North America #8 in United States

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

12

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Architecture

#3 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

13

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Architecture

#4 in Europe #1 in Spain

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

14

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Architecture

#9 in North America #9 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

15

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Architecture

#10 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

16

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

For Architecture

#5 in Europe #1 in Austria

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

17

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Architecture

#6 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

18

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Architecture

#7 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

19

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Architecture

#11 in North America #10 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

20

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Architecture

#12 in North America #11 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Architecture

#8 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Architecture

#9 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

23

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Architecture

#13 in North America #12 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

24

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Architecture

#2 in Asia #2 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

25

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Architecture

#3 in Asia #3 in China

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

26

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Architecture

#4 in Asia #4 in China

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

27

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Architecture

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

28

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Architecture

#14 in North America #13 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

29

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Architecture

#10 in Europe #2 in Italy

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

30

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Architecture

#11 in Europe #1 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

31

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Architecture

#15 in North America #14 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

32

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Architecture

#12 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

33

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Architecture

#13 in Europe #2 in Germany

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

34

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Architecture

#14 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

35

United States | Ohio

University of Cincinnati

For Architecture

#16 in North America #15 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1265 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

36

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Architecture

#5 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

37

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Architecture

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

38

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#15 in Europe #2 in Spain

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

39

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Architecture

#16 in Europe #3 in Italy

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

40

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Architecture

#6 in Asia #5 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

41

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Architecture

#17 in North America #16 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

42

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Architecture

#18 in North America #17 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

43

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Architecture

#17 in Europe #4 in Italy

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

44

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Architecture

#19 in North America #2 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

45

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Architecture

#20 in North America #18 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

46

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Architecture

#7 in Asia #6 in China

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

47

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#18 in Europe #1 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

48

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Architecture

#8 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

49

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Architecture

#19 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

50

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Architecture

#20 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

51

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Architecture

#21 in North America #19 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

52

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Architecture

#22 in North America #20 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

53

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Architecture

#21 in Europe #3 in Spain

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

54

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Architecture

#9 in Asia #7 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

55

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Architecture

#10 in Asia #8 in China

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

56

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Architecture

#23 in North America #21 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

57

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Architecture

#24 in North America #22 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

58

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Architecture

#11 in Asia #9 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

59

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Architecture

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

60

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Architecture

#12 in Asia #10 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

61

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Architecture

#25 in North America #23 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

62

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Architecture

#22 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

63

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Architecture

#26 in North America #3 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

64

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Architecture

#23 in Europe #1 in Portugal

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

65

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#13 in Asia #11 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

66

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#24 in Europe #3 in Germany

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

67

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Architecture

#14 in Asia #12 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

68

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Architecture

#25 in Europe #4 in Germany

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

69

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

For Architecture

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

70

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Architecture

#26 in Europe #3 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

71

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Architecture

#15 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

72

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

For Architecture

#27 in North America #24 in United States

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

73

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Architecture

#28 in North America #25 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

74

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Architecture

#29 in North America #26 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

75

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Architecture

#27 in Europe #5 in Germany

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

76

United States | New York State

New York University

For Architecture

#30 in North America #27 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

77

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Architecture

#28 in Europe #4 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

78

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Architecture

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

79

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

For Architecture

#31 in North America #28 in United States

60% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

80

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Architecture

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

81

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Architecture

#29 in Europe #6 in Germany

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

82

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Architecture

#32 in North America #29 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

83

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Architecture

#16 in Asia #13 in China

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

84

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Architecture

#30 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

85

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

For Architecture

#33 in North America #30 in United States

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

86

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Architecture

#17 in Asia #14 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

87

United States | Virginia

George Mason University

For Architecture

#34 in North America #31 in United States

87% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

88

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#31 in Europe #1 in Norway

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

89

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#35 in North America #32 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

90

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Architecture

#32 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

91

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

For Architecture

#6 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

92

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#19 in Asia #16 in China

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

93

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Architecture

#33 in Europe #1 in Finland

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

94

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Architecture

#34 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

95

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Architecture

#35 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

96

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Architecture

#20 in Asia #17 in China

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

97

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Architecture

#21 in Asia #18 in China

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

98

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Architecture

#22 in Asia #1 in Taiwan

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

99

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Architecture

#36 in Europe #1 in Greece

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

100

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

For Architecture

#36 in North America #33 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

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