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Architecture at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 55 architecture majors a year. That puts it 48th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year55under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
Early Morning Bikes in the FogPhoto: Askarion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Howard University 70
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 69
  3. Texas A&M University 68
  4. New Jersey Institute of Technology 68
  5. University of California San Diego 68
  6. Drexel University 68
  7. University of Wisconsin–Madison 68
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 67

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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