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Architecture at Illinois

Illinois graduates about 87 architecture majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

66/100Strong#56 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year871% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0000.96× the same major nationally
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1510whole school

Around Illinois

Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum gate, Urbana, IL
Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum gate, Urbana, ILPhoto: Nick Number · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States (Unsplash SPhoto: Dayne Topkin dtopkin1 · CC0 · source
Farm House
Farm House aka Mumford HousePhoto: Sallyajackson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Urbana, IL Farm House ** (added 1989 - Building - #89001728) Also known as Mumfo
FarmHouse Urbana Illinois 4583Photo: Dori · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Siebel Center for Design, Art Annex Studio 1, Art Annex Studio 2, Dance Studio, Architecture Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Drexel University 68
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 68
  3. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 67
  4. The University of Oklahoma 67
  5. Endicott College 66
  6. University of San Francisco 66
  7. University of Utah 65
  8. University of Delaware 65

Other strong majors at Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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