TOP 0 PROGRAMS 0 In your firm s hiring experience in the past five years, which schools are best preparing students for success in the profession? UNDER. Cornell University. Rice University. University of Texas at Austin. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Syracuse University. University of Southern California. Auburn University. Southern California Institute of Architecture. Rhode Island School of Design. Pratt Institute. University of Oregon. Pennsylvania State University. Illinois Institute of Technology. Carnegie Mellon University. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. University of Notre Dame. Iowa State University 0. University of Arizona................... 0. Harvard University Yale University Columbia University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cornell University Rice University University of Michigan Kansas State University University of California, Berkeley University of Texas at Austin Washington University in St. Louis Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Princeton University University of Pennsylvania University of Cincinnati Clemson University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles Texas A&M University Note: Respondents selected from lists of programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. Copyright 0 Design Intelligence. All Rights Reserved.
November/December 0 HISTORICAL RANKING OF LEADING PROGRAMS UNDER 0 0 Calif. Polytechnic State Univ., SLO Cornell University 0 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 Rice University University of Texas at Austin VA Polytechnic Institute & State Univ. Syracuse University University of Southern California Auburn University Southern Calif. Institute of Architecture Rhode Island School of Design Pratt Institute University of Oregon Pennsylvania State University Illinois Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Calif. State Polytechnic U., Pomona Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 0 0 University of Notre Dame Iowa State University 0 University of Arizona Note: Programs without numerical ranking in past years scored below the top 0 or did not have an accredited program at that time.
0 Harvard University Yale University 0 0 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 Columbia University Mass. Institute of Technology Cornell University Rice University University of Michigan Kansas State University University of California, Berkeley University of Texas at Austin Washington University in St. Louis VA Polytechnic Institute & State Univ. Princeton University University of Pennsylvania University of Cincinnati Clemson University 0 0 Georgia Institute of Technology University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles 0 Texas A&M University Note: Programs without numerical ranking in past years scored below the top 0 or did not have an accredited program at that time. Copyright 0 Design Intelligence. All Rights Reserved.
0 November/December 0 SKILLS ASSESSMENT The collegiate programs that hiring firms deem strongest in educating for each skill area. ANALYSIS AND PLANNING. Columbia University. Cornell University. Calif. Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo. University of Southern California COMMUNICATION. Yale University. University of Southern California. Columbia University. University of Michigan COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Southern California Institute of Architecture. Columbia University. Calif. Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo. Harvard University CONSTRUCTION METHODS & MATERIALS. Auburn University. Kansas State University. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University of Southern California CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAMWORK. Auburn University. Calif. Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo. Kansas State University. University of Southern California DESIGN. Yale University. Columbia University. Southern California Institute of Architecture. University of Southern California RESEARCH & THEORY. Columbia University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yale University. Princeton University SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRACTICES & PRINCIPLES. University of California, Berkeley. Auburn University. University of Oregon. University of Southern California What is most important in a new graduate entering the workplace? (Multiple responses) Where they went to school....% Work experience....% GPA....% Their portfolio....% Where they re currently located....% Their attitude/personality... 0.% How important is it to your firm that a new graduate has previous work experience? Very....% Somewhat....% Neutral....% Not very....% Not at all... 0.%
Rate your satisfaction with the state of architecture education in the United States today. Are students graduating with an adequate understanding of building, facility, and equipment life cycles? Very dissatisfied Dissastisfied.% Very satisfied.%.% Neutral.% Inadequate understanding.% More than adequate understanding.%.% Adequate understanding.% Satisfied Is your firm benefiting from an infusion of new ideas about sustainability from recent graduate new hires? Is it beneficial to your firm when recent graduate new hires had study abroad experience while they were in school? It doesn t really benefit our firm No.0%.%.% It s very beneficial to our firm.0% Yes.% It s somewhat beneficial to our firm The design professions biggest concerns (Multiple responses) Aging of the population....% Globalization....0% Integrated design....% Licensing issues....% Maintaining design quality....% Retaining quality staff in design practices....% Safety/security....% Speed of technological change....% Sustainability/climate change....% Urbanization....% Other....0% Copyright 0 Design Intelligence. All Rights Reserved.
November/December 0 REGIONAL RANKINGS TOP SCHOOLS IN EACH GEOGRAPHIC REGION BASED ON ALL RESPONSES. TOP SCHOOLS IN THE MIDWEST UNDER. Illinois Institute of Technology. University of Michigan. University of Notre Dame. Kansas State University. Iowa State University. Washington University in St. Louis. University of Cincinnati. University of Kansas MIDWEST Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin TOP SCHOOLS IN THE WEST UNDER. University of Southern California. Southern California Institute of Architecture. University of Oregon. Calif. State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona. University of California, Berkeley. University of California, Los Angeles. University of Southern California. Arizona State University. Southern California Institute of Architecture WEST Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
TOP SCHOOLS IN THE EAST UNDER. Cornell University. Syracuse University. Yale University. Rhode Island School of Design. Columbia University. Pratt Institute. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pennsylvania State University. Cornell University EAST Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont TOP SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH UNDER. Rice University. University of Texas at Austin. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.. Auburn University. Oklahoma State University. Rice University. University of Texas at Austin. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.. Clemson University. Georgia Institute of Technology SOUTH Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Copyright 0 Design Intelligence. All Rights Reserved.