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QS releases the 2020 Ranking of Best Universities for Architecture
19/03/2020
The 2020 edition of the prestigious QS Ranking has been released. The QS, or Quacquarelli Symonds Ranking, is one of the most significant (if not the most) rankings of Universities around the world. They evaluate Universities into 5 main fields: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences & Management. Each of those fields is sub-divided in different subjects, and Architecture/Built Environment is part of the field Arts & Humanities.
The evaluation of the QS Ranking’s methodology includes indicators such as Academic Reputation (40%), Employer Reputation (10%), Faculty/Student Ratio (20%), Citations per Faculty (20%), International Faculty Ratio (5%), and International Student Ratio (5%). Detailed information about the QS methodology can be found here.
For this year, the podium of the subject «Architecture & Built Environment» is dominated by the same 5 than other editions, which are also considered the best Universities for Architecture worldwide by experts and students. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recovered the first place, followed by TU Delft in second place. UCL of London is in the third position, while ETH of Zurich is fourth. The top 5 is closed by the renowned Harvard GSD.
As you may remember, the last year was a little different: UCL led the ranking, followed by MIT and TU Delft in the third position.
The following is the complete list of the TOP 50 Universities for Architecture of the QS Ranking 2020.
Top 50 Universities QS Ranking by subject: Architecture & Built Environment
#1 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – United States
#2 – Technical University of Delft (TUDelft) – The Netherlands
#3 – University College of London (UCL) – The UK
#4 – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich (ETH) – Switzerland
#5 – Harvard University – United States
#6 – University of California Berkeley – United States
#7 – Politecnico di Milano – Italy
#8 – Manchester School of Architecture – The UK
#9 – University of Cambridge – The UK
#10 – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – Switzerland
#11 – Tsinghua University – China
#12 – National University of Singapore – Singapore
#13 – Columbia University – United States
#14 – The University of Hong Kong (KHU) – Hong Kong
#16 – The University of Tokyo – Japan
#18 – The University of Sydney – Australia
#18 – Tongji University – China
#21 – Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) – Spain
#22 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Hong Kong
#24 – Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) – Germany
#25 – RMIT University – Australia
#26 – Technical University of Munich (TU Munich) – Germany
#27 – The University of New South Wales – Australia
#28 – Cornell University – United States
#29 – Georgia Institute of Technology – United States
#29 – Standford University – United States
#31 – Seoul National University – South Korea
#33 – Politenico di Torino – Italy
#34 – University of Michigan Ann Arbor – United States
#35 – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – Spain
#36 – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Chile
#37 – Chalmers University of Technology – Sweden
#38 – Cardiff University – The UK
#38 – University of Texas at Austin – United States
#38 – University of Toronto – Canada
#41 – Aalto University – Finland
#41 – McGill University – Canada
#43 – Universidade de Sao Paolo (USP) – Brazil
#44 – University of Pennsylvania – United States
#45 – KU Leuven – Belgium
#46 – Eindhoven University of Technology – The Netherlands
#47 – Shanghai Jiao Tong University – China
#48 – Kyoto University – Japan
#49 – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) – Mexico
#50 – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign – United States
Additionally, we decided to list the TOP 10 Universities for studying Architecture by region in order to understand which are the best depending on their location.
Top 10 Universities in Europe & UK
#2 – Technical University of Delft (TUDelft) – The Netherlands
#3 – University College of London (UCL) – The UK
#4 – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich (ETH) – Switzerland
#7 – Politecnico di Milano – Italy
#8 – Manchester School of Architecture – The UK
#9 – University of Cambridge – The UK
#10 – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – Switzerland
#20 – Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) – Sweden
#21 – Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) – Spain
#23 – The University of Sheffield – The UK
Top 10 Universities in North America
#1 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – United States
#5 – Harvard University – United States
#6 – University of California Berkeley – United States
#13 – Columbia University – United States
#15 – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) – United States
#28 – Cornell University – United States
#29 – Georgia Institute of Technology – United States
#29 – Standford University – United States
#32 – University of British Columbia – Canada
#34 – University of Michigan Ann Arbor – United States
Top 10 Universities in Latin America
#36 – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Chile
#43 – Universidade de Sao Paolo (USP) – Brazil
#49 – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) – Mexico
#51-100 – Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) – Argentina
#51-100 – Universidad de Chile – Chile
#51-100 – Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Colombia
#51-100 – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
#101-150 – Universidad de Los Andes
#101-150 – Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Brazil
#151-200 – Tecnológico de Monterrey – Mexico
Top 10 Universities in Asia
#11 – Tsinghua University – China
#12 – National University of Singapore – Singapore
#14 – The University of Hong Kong (KHU) – Hong Kong
#16 – The University of Tokyo – Japan
#18 – Tongji University – China
#22 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Hong Kong
#31 – Seoul National University – South Korea
#47 – Shanghai Jiao Tong University – China
#48 – Kyoto University – Japan
#51-100 – City University of Hong Kong – Hong Kong
Top 10 Universities in Oceania
#17 – The University of Melbourne – Australia
#18 – The University of Sydney – Australia
#25 – RMIT University – Australia
#27 – The University of New South Wales – Australia
#51-100 – Curtin University – Australia
#51-100 – Monash University – Australia
#51-100 – Queensland University of Technology – Australia
#51-100 – University of Auckland – New Zealand
#51-100 – The University of Queensland – Australia
#51-100 – University of Technology Sydney (UTS) – Australia
If you want to learn more, you can check the official website of the QS Ranking by Subjects by clicking here.
Most of the Universities ranked by the QS Ranking are listed in our recently published section of Architecture Schools. By clicking here, you will find a complete list of Schools of Architecture around the world and their official websites. We also just published a list of Scholarships for architects, in case you are interested in studying architecture in one of the best universities around the world.
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