IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · 135 colleges

Colleges that graduate the most architecture majors

135 of the 1,082 colleges CollegeCalcAI tracks awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in architecture in 2023, 8,794 degrees in all, 0.6% of every bachelor's degree those colleges granted. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduated the most (244), and the ten largest programs account for 20% of the field's graduates at tracked colleges. Nationally the field is 0.53% of bachelor's degrees across 2,440 institutions, so it is represented in line with the national mix at the four-year colleges here. 53% of these graduates were women.

Colleges

135

awarding 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

8,794

2023, bachelor's

Share of all degrees

0.6%

0.53% nationally

Median acceptance rate

73%

colleges in this field

Women

53%

of graduates

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Largest architecture programs

The 50 largest architecture programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its architecture page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo · CA	244	4.9%	31%	1420
2	Arizona State University · AZ	234	1.6%	90%	1310
3	Cal Poly Pomona · CA	191	3.3%	75%	1300
4	University of Southern California · CA	183	3.2%	10%	1530
5	Texas Tech University · TX	175	2.5%	73%	1260
6	Texas A&M University · TX	161	1.2%	57%	1380
7	University of California, Berkeley · CA	159	1.7%	11%	1530
8	Virginia Tech · VA	151	2%	55%	1370
9	University of Washington · WA	149	1.8%	39%	1450
10	University of Texas at San Antonio · TX	147	2.5%	87%	1200
11	Syracuse University · NY	145	4.3%	46%	1400
12	University of Maryland · MD	138	1.7%	45%	1470
13	University of Colorado · CO	137	2.1%	78%	1340
14	University of Arkansas · AR	133	2.7%	74%	1280
15	University of Houston · TX	131	1.6%	74%	1310
16	University of Kansas · KS	125	3.1%	93%	1280
17	University of Arizona · AZ	124	1.6%	86%	1300
18	University of Florida · FL	120	1.3%	24%	1440
19	Florida Atlantic University · FL	116	2%	66%	1290
20	University of Virginia · VA	116	2.7%	17%	1510
21	Auburn University · AL	115	2%	46%	1340
22	Ball State University · IN	115	4%	86%	1180
23	University of Massachusetts Amherst · MA	112	1.7%	60%	1380
24	Cornell University · NY	110	2.8%	9%	1550
25	University of Cincinnati · OH	110	1.7%	85%	1310
26	University of Nebraska · NE	109	2.7%	87%	1300
27	University of Minnesota · MN	105	1.5%	80%	1410
28	Mississippi State University · MS	101	2.3%	78%	1270
29	University at Buffalo · NY	101	2.1%	74%	1330
30	Clemson University · SC	100	1.8%	38%	1400
31	Ohio State University · OH	99	0.9%	61%	1430
32	Temple University · PA	99	1.9%	80%	1250
33	University of Illinois · IL	99	1.2%	42%	1480
34	University of Oregon · OR	99	2.4%	88%	1340
35	University of Texas at Arlington · TX	97	1.4%	80%	1200
36	University of Kentucky · KY	94	1.9%	93%	1280
37	Louisiana State University · LA	93	1.7%	73%	1290
38	Penn State University · PA	93	0.9%	55%	1370
39	Iowa State University · IA	92	1.6%	89%	1310
40	University of Miami · FL	90	3%	19%	1480
41	University of Tennessee · TN	88	1.5%	42%	1330
42	Illinois Institute of Technology · IL	88	14.8%	55%	1230
43	New Jersey Institute of Technology · NJ	87	5%	65%	1380
44	Roger Williams University · RI	82	9.6%	88%	1230
45	Tulane University · LA	81	4%	14%	1500
46	Miami University (Ohio) · OH	76	2%	75%	1380
47	University of New Mexico · NM	76	2.4%	95%	1190
48	Kennesaw State University · GA	74	1.2%	69%	1200
49	Kent State University · OH	73	1.6%	86%	1180
50	NC State University · NC	72	1.1%	42%	1380

85 more colleges award 10 or more degrees in this field: every one is listed further down this page, and in the CSV download.

Most concentrated in architecture

Where architecture is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Lawrence Technological University · MI	52	15.9%	56%	1120
2	Illinois Institute of Technology · IL	88	14.8%	55%	1230
3	Roger Williams University · RI	82	9.6%	88%	1230
4	Jefferson University · PA	72	7.2%	81%	1150
5	New Jersey Institute of Technology · NJ	87	5%	65%	1380
6	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo · CA	244	4.9%	31%	1420
7	Syracuse University · NY	145	4.3%	46%	1400
8	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · NY	53	4.3%	63%	1460
9	Ball State University · IN	115	4%	86%	1180
10	Tulane University · LA	81	4%	14%	1500
11	University of Idaho · ID	58	3.9%	76%	1210
12	Cal Poly Pomona · CA	191	3.3%	75%	1300
13	University of Southern California · CA	183	3.2%	10%	1530
14	University of Kansas · KS	125	3.1%	93%	1280
15	North Dakota State University · ND	61	3%	95%	1260
16	University of Miami · FL	90	3%	19%	1480
17	Carnegie Mellon University · PA	51	3%	12%	1550
18	Cornell University · NY	110	2.8%	9%	1550
19	University of Arkansas · AR	133	2.7%	74%	1280
20	University of Nebraska · NE	109	2.7%	87%	1300

How to get in for architecture

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

Colleges publish one acceptance rate for the whole school, not per major, so there is no official admit rate for architecture. The median acceptance rate among the 135 colleges awarding it is 73%; the most selective (Yale University, 4%) and the most accessible (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 96%) both graduate substantial numbers in the field. CollegeCalcAI's calculator applies a published per-major adjustment for "Art / Design" on top of each school's own rate, so your estimate reflects the major you declare.

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Most selective colleges for architecture

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 architecture degrees.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Yale University · CT	26	1.6%	4%	1570
2	Northeastern University · MA	57	1.2%	5%	1530
3	Rice University · TX	38	3.6%	8%	1560
4	Cornell University · NY	110	2.8%	9%	1550
5	University of Southern California · CA	183	3.2%	10%	1530
6	University of California, Berkeley · CA	159	1.7%	11%	1530
7	University of Notre Dame · IN	42	1.8%	11%	1550
8	Carnegie Mellon University · PA	51	3%	12%	1550
9	Washington University in St. Louis · MO	52	2.6%	12%	1550
10	Georgia Tech · GA	68	1.5%	14%	1530
11	Tulane University · LA	81	4%	14%	1500
12	University of Michigan · MI	72	0.9%	16%	1520
13	University of Virginia · VA	116	2.7%	17%	1510
14	University of Miami · FL	90	3%	19%	1480
15	Florida A&M University · FL	40	2.5%	21%	1130

Most accessible colleges for architecture

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 architecture degrees a year.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of Nevada, Las Vegas · NV	62	1.3%	96%	1180
2	University of New Mexico · NM	76	2.4%	95%	1190
3	North Dakota State University · ND	61	3%	95%	1260
4	University of Kansas · KS	125	3.1%	93%	1280
5	University of Kentucky · KY	94	1.9%	93%	1280
6	Utah State University · UT	59	1.4%	92%	1250
7	Arizona State University · AZ	234	1.6%	90%	1310
8	Iowa State University · IA	92	1.6%	89%	1310
9	Colorado State University · CO	68	1.4%	89%	1270
10	University of Oregon · OR	99	2.4%	88%	1340
11	Roger Williams University · RI	82	9.6%	88%	1230
12	University of Texas at San Antonio · TX	147	2.5%	87%	1200
13	University of Nebraska · NE	109	2.7%	87%	1300
14	Washington State University · WA	57	1%	87%	1240
15	University of Arizona · AZ	124	1.6%	86%	1300

Architecture by state

States with the most architecture graduates at tracked colleges.

State	Colleges	Degrees (2023)	Share of field
California	11	994	11%
Texas	10	867	10%
New York	7	467	5%
Ohio	5	411	5%
Pennsylvania	7	402	5%
Florida	5	394	4%
Arizona	2	358	4%
Virginia	2	267	3%
Georgia	4	258	3%
Louisiana	4	250	3%
Massachusetts	5	240	3%
Illinois	4	238	3%

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Every college for architecture

All 135 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in architecture in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's architecture page.

Arizona State University 234
Auburn University 115
Ball State University 115
Benedictine College 11
Boston University 17
Bowling Green State University 53
Brown University 16
Cal Poly Pomona 191
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 244
California Baptist University 26
Carnegie Mellon University 51
Catholic University 42
Clemson University 100
Colorado State University 68
Columbia University 17
Cornell University 110
District of Columbia 11
Drexel University 45
Drury University 35
Endicott College 38
Fairmont State University 11
Florida A&M University 40
Florida Atlantic University 116
Fresno State University 13
Georgia Tech 68
Hobart College 24
Howard University 24
Illinois Institute of Technology 88
Indiana State University 19
Indiana University 24
Iowa State University 92
Jefferson University 72
Judson University 22
Kean University 53
Keene State College 23
Kennesaw State University 74
Kent State University 73
Lawrence Technological University 52
Lehigh University 16
Louisiana State University 93
Louisiana Tech University 38
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16
Miami University (Ohio) 76
Middlebury College 14
Mississippi State University 101
Montana State University 56
Morgan State University 22
Mount Mary University 12
NC State University 72
New Jersey Institute of Technology 87
North Carolina A&T State University 10
North Dakota State University 61
Northeastern University 57
Norwich University 18
Ohio State University 99
Oklahoma State University 53
Penn State University 93
Portland State University 39
Prairie View A&M University 33
Princeton University 15
Purdue University 17
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 53
Rice University 38
Roger Williams University 82
Rutgers University 39
Sacramento State University 43
Savannah College of Art and Design 60
South Dakota State University 21
Southern Illinois University 29
Stony Brook University 17
Syracuse University 145
Temple University 99
Texas A&M University 161
Texas State University 12
Texas Tech University 175
Tulane University 81
UC San Diego 64
UCLA 17
UNC Charlotte 71
University at Buffalo 101
University of Arizona 124
University of Arkansas 133
University of California, Berkeley 159
University of Central Florida 28
University of Cincinnati 110
University of Colorado 137
University of Connecticut 16
University of Detroit Mercy 42
University of Florida 120
University of Georgia 56
University of Hawaiʻi 39
University of Houston 131
University of Idaho 58
University of Illinois 99
University of Kansas 125
University of Kentucky 94
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 38
University of Maryland 138
University of Massachusetts Amherst 112
University of Memphis 12
University of Miami 90
University of Michigan 72
University of Minnesota 105
University of Missouri 45
University of Missouri-Kansas City 13
University of Nebraska 109
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 62
University of New Mexico 76
University of North Alabama 10
University of North Texas 18
University of Notre Dame 42
University of Oklahoma 29
University of Oregon 99
University of Pittsburgh 26
University of Rhode Island 16
University of San Diego 19
University of San Francisco 35
University of Southern California 183
University of Southern Mississippi 10
University of Tennessee 88
University of Texas at Arlington 97
University of Texas at Austin 55
University of Texas at San Antonio 147
University of Utah 40
University of Virginia 116
University of Washington 149
University of Wisconsin 20
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 36
Utah State University 59
Utah Valley University 14
Virginia Tech 151
Washington State University 57
Washington University in St. Louis 52
Western Kentucky University 24
Yale University 26

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Questions about architecture colleges

Which colleges graduate the most architecture majors?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest programs among tracked colleges are Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (244), Arizona State University (234), Cal Poly Pomona (191), University of Southern California (183), Texas Tech University (175). The full ranking of 135 colleges is on this page, with each school's share of graduates and acceptance rate.

How many students major in architecture?

8,794 students earned a bachelor's degree in architecture at the 135 tracked colleges in 2023, 0.6% of all bachelor's degrees at those schools. Across all 2,440 U.S. institutions reporting to IPEDS, the field is 0.53% of bachelor's degrees.

Is architecture a competitive major?

What share of architecture graduates are women?

53% of architecture bachelor's graduates at tracked colleges were women in 2023 (degree-weighted across 135 colleges, IPEDS completions by sex).

Where is architecture the biggest part of campus?

Measured as a share of all graduates, architecture is most concentrated at Lawrence Technological University (15.9% of graduates), Illinois Institute of Technology (14.8% of graduates), Roger Williams University (9.6% of graduates), among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Download: CSV of every college in this field. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.