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Architecture at Pitt

Pitt graduates about 17 architecture majors a year. That puts it 38th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 71 out of 100.

Graduates a year17under 1% of the class
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1470whole school

Around Pitt

Plaque commemorating the birth of Marie Curie, and her visit to Pittsburgh
Pitt Curie PlaquePhoto: Coinmac · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Curve
Curve (4859313)Photo: Robbie Sproule from Montreal, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source
The Cathedral of Learning with the sunset on it and a rainbow above in the sky.
RainbowCathyPhoto: Ferp56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Attendees at the University of Pittsburgh "You're Being Brainwashed" tour stop i
You're Being Brainwashed tour attendees (54033473902)Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 9 · Chapel 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Georgia 72
  2. University of Colorado Boulder 71
  3. University of Kansas 71
  4. University of San Diego 71
  5. University of Arizona 70
  6. University of Florida 70
  7. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 70
  8. The New School 70

Other strong majors at Pitt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pitt 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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