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Architecture at Rice

Rice graduates about 36 architecture majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 95 out of 100.

95/100Standout#1 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year364% of the class
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Rice

A view of the Rice University Campus
Rice University CampusPhoto: AnnaLellis · CC BY 4.0 · source
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Trabutia quercina 205285147Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 · source
George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Solar Studios.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 21 · Dining 9 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 95
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 93
  3. Tulane University of Louisiana 92
  4. Rhode Island School of Design 91
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 91

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice 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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