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Architecture at MIT

MIT graduates about 20 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 91 out of 100.

91/100Standout#5 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year202% of the class
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1530–1580whole school

Around MIT

Vacuum tubes for sale at the August 2026 MIT Swapfest (flea market)
Vacuum tubes for sale at MIT Flea.agrPhoto: ArnoldReinhold · CC BY 4.0 · source
2024 MIT pro-Palestinian protest camps
2024 MIT pro-Palestinian protest camps 09Photo: Peacearth · CC BY 4.0 · source
MIT Stratton Student Center, Eduardo Catalano, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
MIT-Stratton-Student-Center-Massachusetts-Institute-of-Technology-Campus-CambridPhoto: Gunnar Klack · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Cambridge, MA
MIT - Samuel Tak Lee Building - Building 9 (54960943010)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 38 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 2 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Rice University 95
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 93
  3. Tulane University of Louisiana 92
  4. Rhode Island School of Design 91
  5. University of Southern California 90
  6. Cornell University 88
  7. Carnegie Mellon University 88
  8. University of Washington 87

Other strong majors at MIT

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares MIT 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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