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Architecture at UW

UW graduates about 201 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#10 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year2012% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0001.21× the same major nationally
Admit rate39%whole school

Around UW

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Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Community Design Center, Architecture Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 91
  2. University of Southern California 90
  3. Cornell University 88
  4. Carnegie Mellon University 88
  5. Yale University 87
  6. University of Virginia 86
  7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 86
  8. Syracuse University 84

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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