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2011 America’s Best Architecture Schools

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ARCHITECTURE SKILLS ASSESSMENT
These rankings, based on the hiring experience of firms surveyed, assess the preparedness of recent graduates in a range of vital skills. Survey participants were asked which collegiate architecture programs (undergraduate or graduate) are strongest in each skills category.
Analysis and planning
1	University of Michigan
2	Harvard University
3	Cornell University
4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5	Yale University

Communication
1	Harvard University
2	University of Michigan
3	Yale University
4	Cornell University
5	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Computer applications
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2	Southern California Institute of Architecture
3	University of Michigan
4	Columbia University
5	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Construction methods and materials
1	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
3	University of Michigan
4	Lawrence Technological University
4	University of Kansas

Design
1	Harvard University
2	Southern California Institute of Architecture
3	University of Michigan
4	Cornell University
5	Yale University

Research and theory
1	Harvard University
2	University of Michigan
3	Columbia University
3	Yale University
5	University of California at Berkeley
5	Cornell University

Sustainable design practices and principles
1	University of Oregon
2	University of Michigan
3	University of California at Berkeley
4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
5	Auburn University

About the rankings: Occasionally, more than one school receives the same number of votes. This results in two schools being given the same numerical ranking; however, the next rank is omitted. For example, California Polytechnic State University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute received the same number of votes and are both ranked number four this year, and no school is ranked fifth.

ARCHITECTURE DEANS SURVEY
The DesignIntelligence “Survey of Architecture Deans and Department Heads” tallies the opinions of academic leaders, who weigh in on the status and progress of their own and peer institutions.
Most admired B.Arch. programs
1	Auburn University
2	Cornell University
3	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
4	University of Texas at Austin
5	Syracuse University

Most admired M.Arch. programs
1	Harvard University
2	Yale University
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4	Columbia University
5	University of Michigan

ARCHITECTURE STUDENT SURVEY
Overall Respondents
63%	Undergraduate students
34%	Graduate (master’s) students
3%	Doctoral students

Believe they will be well prepared for their profession upon graduation: 92%

How they grade the Quality of program overall (%)
56	Excellent
34	Above average
8	Average
2	Below average
1	Failing

What students do after graduating (%)
31	Pursue an advanced degree in architecture
5	Pursue an advanced degree in something other than architecture
48	Work in private practice
2	Work for a corporation
1	Work in government
4	Self-employment
3	Volunteer for a nonprofit or community service organization
6	Other (including undecided)
84	Plan to take the Architect Registration Exam
73	Plan to become LEED accredited

James P. Cramer, chairman of the design and construction consultancy, the Greenway Group, discusses which schools were top ranked in the 2011 Survey and why.

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