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Architecture at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 18 architecture majors a year. That puts it 68th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

61/100Solid#68 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

Around Purdue

A shot of the Purdue University campus as seen from the top floor of Meredith So
Purdue University campus from top floor of Meredith South residence hallPhoto: Shocksingularity · CC0 · source
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Flying Into The Sunset (198923043)Photo: Jesse Collins · CC BY 3.0 · source
This is a pymol view that shows the entire structure of the GDP-Mannose 4, 6-Deh
Pymol viewPhoto: Ctrob22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A rainbow over 3rd Street in West Lafayette, Indiana near the Honors College Res
Rainbow Over Third StreetPhoto: JMoga11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bechtel Innovation Design Center (BIDC).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Houston 61
  2. The Ohio State University 61
  3. University of Oregon 61
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 61
  5. University of Kentucky 60
  6. University of Pennsylvania 60
  7. Middlebury College 60
  8. Barnard College 60

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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