QS World University Rankings for Architecture and Built Environment 2018 | Top Universities

Architecture & Built Environment

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018: Architecture & Built Environment.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) remains the best place in the world to study architecture, with only one institution breaking into the top 10 since last year. Politecnico di Milano in Italy has risen five places this year, to ninth from 14th.

42 different countries are represented in this year’s top 200. While the US leads the way with 39 universities, 15 countries are represented by just a single university. Of these, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the highest-ranked with a position of 10th.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

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Architecture & Built Environment

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018: Architecture & Built Environment.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) remains the best place in the world to study architecture, with only one institution breaking into the top 10 since last year. Politecnico di Milano in Italy has risen five places this year, to ninth from 14th.

42 different countries are represented in this year’s top 200. While the US leads the way with 39 universities, 15 countries are represented by just a single university. Of these, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is the highest-ranked with a position of 10th.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides architecture? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 77.7

Employer Reputation

85.3

Academic Reputation

75.7

Citations per Paper

83.1

H-index Citations

78.2

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Rank 32 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.6

Employer Reputation

71

Academic Reputation

75.1

Citations per Paper

95.3

H-index Citations

84.1

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Rank 33 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.4

Employer Reputation

84.6

Academic Reputation

75.3

Citations per Paper

82.6

H-index Citations

79.5

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Rank 34 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.6

Employer Reputation

90

Academic Reputation

75.1

Citations per Paper

78.2

H-index Citations

72.5

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Overall Score: 76.3
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.1

Academic Reputation

76.2

Citations per Paper

78.9

H-index Citations

72.5

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Rank =35 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.3

Employer Reputation

90.3

Academic Reputation

74.1

Citations per Paper

81

H-index Citations

72.5

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Rank =37 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.8

Employer Reputation

70.9

Academic Reputation

73.5

Citations per Paper

87.2

H-index Citations

85.2

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Rank =37 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.8
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

71.4

Academic Reputation

77.8

Citations per Paper

76.4

H-index Citations

65.4

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Rank 39 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.7

Employer Reputation

61.4

Academic Reputation

74.2

Citations per Paper

88.9

H-index Citations

87.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 40 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.4

Employer Reputation

72.6

Academic Reputation

71.7

Citations per Paper

92

H-index Citations

87.2

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Scholarship

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Rank =41 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.9

Employer Reputation

80.1

Academic Reputation

70.7

Citations per Paper

90

H-index Citations

84.1

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Scholarship

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Rank =41 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.9

Employer Reputation

54.8

Academic Reputation

78.5

Citations per Paper

76.9

H-index Citations

67.3

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Rank =43 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.8
University of Reading University of Reading
location Reading, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

75.4

Academic Reputation

72.2

Citations per Paper

89

H-index Citations

78.2

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Rank =43 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.8

Employer Reputation

72.5

Academic Reputation

70.3

Citations per Paper

95.7

H-index Citations

87.2

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 45 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.5

Employer Reputation

74.3

Academic Reputation

68

Citations per Paper

99.3

H-index Citations

95

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =46 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.3

Employer Reputation

64.8

Academic Reputation

72.3

Citations per Paper

92.8

H-index Citations

79.5

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Rank =46 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.3
Cardiff University Cardiff University
location Cardiff, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.6

Academic Reputation

70.5

Citations per Paper

93.8

H-index Citations

78.2

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Rank =46 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.3
KU Leuven KU Leuven
location Leuven, Belgium
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

67.2

Academic Reputation

71

Citations per Paper

94.6

H-index Citations

84.1

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Scholarship

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Rank 49 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.2

Employer Reputation

87.6

Academic Reputation

75.5

Citations per Paper

62.6

H-index Citations

63.4

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Rank 50 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland
location Brisbane City, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.5

Academic Reputation

70

Citations per Paper

88.2

H-index Citations

76.9

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Aalborg University Aalborg University
location Aalborg,, Denmark
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.2

Academic Reputation

66

Citations per Paper

91.1

H-index Citations

76.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

51.8

Academic Reputation

64.5

Citations per Paper

92.9

H-index Citations

84.1

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Scholarship

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University
location Pittsburgh, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

65.8

Academic Reputation

69.8

Citations per Paper

85.6

H-index Citations

75.5

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Scholarship

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

68.4

Academic Reputation

64.3

Citations per Paper

89.5

H-index Citations

74

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

76.7

Academic Reputation

65.6

Citations per Paper

94.1

H-index Citations

81.9

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Curtin University Curtin University
location Perth, Australia
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79

Academic Reputation

61.1

Citations per Paper

88.7

H-index Citations

79.5

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Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Hanyang University Hanyang University
location Seoul, South Korea
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

88

Academic Reputation

68

Citations per Paper

80.5

H-index Citations

65.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

68.2

Academic Reputation

67.3

Citations per Paper

70.5

H-index Citations

63.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a

Employer Reputation

73.2

Academic Reputation

65.3

Citations per Paper

88.8

H-index Citations

79.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51-100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: n/a
Loughborough University Loughborough University
location Loughborough, United Kingdom
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Employer Reputation

69.1

Academic Reputation

68.6

Citations per Paper

91.4

H-index Citations

76.9

International Fees

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