Get my odds
University Park, PA · Architecture

Architecture at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 72 architecture majors a year. That puts it 33rd of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally.

73/100Strong#33 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year72under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.13× the same major nationally
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around Penn State

University Park, PA, USA
University Park, PA, USA - panoramio (8)Photo: thomasrive · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Thomas Building at Penn State University Park. It contains classrooms, the s
Thomas Building Penn State University ParkPhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
HUB Robeson Center, west side entrancePhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
A view of part of the Penn State University's University Park campus, seen from
Penn State HUB Lawn and Mt Nittany Seen From HUBPhoto: JohnDziak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Design and Innovation Building, Visual Arts Ceramics Studio.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 75
  2. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 74
  3. Illinois Institute of Technology 73
  4. Thomas Jefferson University 73
  5. Boston University 73
  6. University of Georgia 72
  7. University of Colorado Boulder 71
  8. University of Kansas 71

Other strong majors at Penn State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State 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.

See your odds at Penn State Everything about Penn State