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Troy, NY · Architecture

Architecture at RPI

RPI graduates about 57 architecture majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 12th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally.

86/100Standout#12 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year574% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.13× the same major nationally
Admit rate63%whole school
SAT middle 50%1360–1520whole school

Around RPI

E. Fred Schubert at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) in Troy NY during the
2023-May--IMG 8177--EFS--SQ-04Photo: Judy246 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Russell Sage Dining Hall from a distance at night
Russell Sage Dining Hall Far Away at NightPhoto: RPI2026F1 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
RPI Walk Over Bridge Far Away at Night
RPI Walk Over Bridge Far Away at NightPhoto: RPI2026F1 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A picture of the Mueller Center at RPI
RPI Mueller Center 07Photo: RPI2026F1 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Dining 4 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Carnegie Mellon University 88
  2. University of Washington 87
  3. Yale University 87
  4. University of Virginia 86
  5. Syracuse University 84
  6. University of Miami 84
  7. University of California, Berkeley 83
  8. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 83

Other strong majors at RPI

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares RPI 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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