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Architecture at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 47 architecture majors a year. That puts it 25th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally.

78/100Strong#25 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year47under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$77,0001.15× the same major nationally
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology 79
  2. Lehigh University 79
  3. Virginia Tech 78
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 78
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  6. Auburn University 76
  7. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 75
  8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 75

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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