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Architecture at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 143 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#16 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year1432% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.15× the same major nationally
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bancroft Dance Studio, Architects & Engineers.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Virginia 86
  2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 86
  3. Syracuse University 84
  4. University of Miami 84
  5. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 83
  6. Columbia University 83
  7. Brown University 83
  8. Northeastern University 82

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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