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Architecture at WashU

WashU graduates about 42 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 93 out of 100.

93/100Standout#3 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year422% of the class
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around WashU

Wine-cap Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
Stropharia rugosoannulata 193908529Photo: Cazody · CC0 · source
Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
Thurtene CarnivalPhoto: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The West end of Danforth Campus in the snow. Picture taken from Seigle hall.
West end of Danforth CampusPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Athletic Complex at Washington University in St. Louis. Site of three presid
Wash U Athletic ComplexPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 95
  2. Rice University 95
  3. Tulane University of Louisiana 92
  4. Rhode Island School of Design 91
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 91
  6. University of Southern California 90

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU 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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