Architecture School Brand Strengths

Top Brands in Architectural Education Show Diversified Strengths

A Sampling of Architecture School Brand Strengths Based on Surveys and Interviews by DesignIntelligence editors.

The Gold Standard:

• Harvard
• Yale
• Columbia

Crystal Clear Vision:

• Virginia Tech
• SCAD
• Cooper Union

Vibrant High-Tech Culture:

• MIT
• Carnegie Mellon
• SCI-Arch

Making a Strong Global Statement:

• Harvard
• USC
• Virginia Tech

Construction Leadership:

• Iowa State,
• California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo
• Clemson University

Expensive & Worth It:

• Harvard
• Tulane
• Washington University – St. Louis

Heart of a Pioneer, Soul of an Architect:

• University of Puerto Rico
• University of New Mexico
• North Dakota State University

Top Research Reputation:

• Princeton
• University of Michigan
• Columbia

Top for Regional Respect & Admiration:

• University of Arkansas
• California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo
• University of Oregon

Strong Traditions:

• University of Virginia
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Notre Dame

Environmental Stewardship:

• Oregon
• Virginia Tech
• University of California – Berkeley

Elite School with Influential Voice:

• Princeton
• University of Pennsylvania
• Yale

Best Small School Design Program:

• University of Arkansas
• Rice
• University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee,

Progressive & Opinionated:

• Tulane
• Columbia
• New Jersey Institute of Technology

Cutting Edge Design:

• SCI-Arch
• Cincinnati
• Cornell

Strongest Community Relations:

• University of Minnesota
• University of Texas at Austin
• Auburn University

Embracing Design Entrepreneurship:

• Kansas State
• University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
• Boston Architectural College

Strong Integrator of Design Disciplines:

• North Carolina State
• University of Minnesota
• Virginia Tech

Teaching Innovation in Methods & Materials

• Rensselaer
• MIT
• Syracuse

Best Buildings & Facilities:

• University of New Mexico
• University of Minnesota
• SCAD

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Top Canadian Architecture Programs

• Dalhousie University (Halifax)
• Carleton University
• University of British Columbia

Canada’s top Interior Design Schools

• Ryerson University
• University of Manitoba
• Mount Royal