The application season in 2019 is about to start. The top universities applying for the 2020 ranking of American universities' architecture majors have no idea whether the students of architecture are ready. If you still have doubts about the ranking of American universities' architecture, you may want to see the introduction of the newly released ranking of American universities' architecture majors in 2020.

　　 Top1. Cornell University

Cornell University, or Cornell for short, is one of the eight Ivy League schools in the United States. The Department of Architecture of Cornell University belongs to the AAP (Architecture Art Planning) School of Architectural Art Planning, which is divided into three departments: architecture, art, urban and regional planning. The architectural design style of Cornell is very different from that of other American universities. Cornell's undergraduate architecture department ranks first in the undergraduate architecture department of the United States all the year round. Cornell University has a strong sense of architectural style and art. It attaches great importance to critical thinking in the design process, and to the elaboration of design by hand drawing and model

World ranking:

In the QS World University Ranking Organization, the 2019QS World University Ranking was released, in which Cornell University ranked 14th in the world in 2019, 14th in the world in 2018, and Cornell University was an undergraduate Ranking of Architecture It has always ranked first, and Harvard graduate students of architectural design have always ranked first! The U.S. News&World Report lists this school as the best university, the best school, the most innovative school and the most global university in the country.

Architecture: 5 years full-time, bachelor's degree in architecture. The first three years of Cornell University students will focus on building basic conceptual knowledge through core courses, including learning structure, exhibition, design and architectural history from beginner to intermediate level. After that, students will take advanced architecture courses and interdisciplinary courses. Every semester, I went to Rome to study and exchange. In this process, they can choose to specialize in the following directions:

Architecture analysis, architectural science and technology, architectural culture and society, architectural history, and architectural visualization

Address: Ithaca, NY

Enrollment: 14453 undergraduates

Tuition: 47286 dollars

Application requirements:

Language requirements: TOEFL: 100, IELTS: 7.0

Resumes, personal statements, letters of recommendation, transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, language scores, and portfolios need to be submitted online. There will be an interview.

　　 top 2. California State Polytechnic University

　　California Polytechnic State University

　　 california polytechnic state university The Department of Architecture emphasizes interdisciplinary, and undergraduate courses are driven by the concept of "learning while doing", including strict laboratory oriented courses. It also strives to balance and integrate design and technology. Students can study outside the school in the fourth grade, while the fifth semester is devoted to a one-year project. In the master's program, students can choose to focus on innovative material practices or sustainable architecture. The specialization of material practice includes design integration through the innovation of materials and material assembly supported by modern digital manufacturing mode.

The management, marketing, engineering, architecture and other majors of the school are characteristic majors of the school. The architectural design major ranks among the top 5 DI major rankings all the year round, and the master of engineering ranks around 12 in the United States. Winners:

The best university in the region (tied for the tenth), the most suitable university for veterans (tied for the tenth again), and the best public university (ranked first in the United States)

The school also claims to be "one of the largest architectural enrollment programs in the United States" with the enrollment of more than 850 full-time undergraduate architectural students

The students stand out in this five-year project, have been certified by the National Building Appraisal Committee, and are ready to participate in the construction qualification examination. The "practical learning" course of the project provides students with the basic skills required for three-year professional practice, so as to obtain national licenses. In terms of the tuition of only $9000 for students in the state, the bachelor's degree in architecture of California State University is one of the relatively affordable choices. The consistently high ranking of the school means that you don't have to sacrifice teaching quality to save tuition.

Address: San Luis Obispo, CA

Enrollment: 19246 undergraduates

Tuition: $20160 for out of state students

Application conditions:

Language requirements: TOEFL 80+/IELTS 7.0 (Postgraduate 6.0).

The requirements for the collection of architectural design works are not clearly stated on the official website of the university. However, from the experience of many years of work collection counseling in the Natural Light Art Study Abroad Institute, California State University of Technology has its own set of specifications for the collection of architectural design works.

Apply for graduate architecture design, scholarship 63000 dollars

　　 Top3. Virginia Tech

Pamplin Business School ranks 41st in the US and 24th in public universities. According to DesignIntelligence 2008 (the only ranking for architectural design colleges in the United States), the architecture and urban planning specialty of Florida Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 in the United States, and its interior design ranked No. 7 in 2007. According to the joint assessment of Almanac of Architecture&Design, DesignIntelligence and Council House Research, its architecture specialty ranks seventh among 117 nationally recognized architectural colleges and institutions in North America, fifth in the direction of construction, and eighth in landscape architecture.

Address: Blacksburg, VA

Opening time: January, May and August every year

Deadline for application: February 1, June 1, October 1 every year

Cost of studying abroad: 20926.0 dollars

　　 Top4. Syracuse University

　　Syracuse University

The School of Architecture of Syracuse University is the fourth architecture school with the longest history in the United States. Its architecture courses emphasize the cultivation of students' creativity, research ability and problem-solving ability.

Compared with the architecture major of other colleges and universities, the architecture major of Syracuse University focuses on solving the practical problems existing in people and architecture, focusing on the needs of the current architecture field, and cultivating students' practical theories and operating skills.

Syracuse University ranked fifth in the list of ten undergraduate programs organized by Green. The American News and World Report listed this university as the best national university, the most valuable university, the most suitable university for veterans, and the best international university.

The first three years of the undergraduate course of the School of Architecture of Syracuse University focused on a core course, which is to teach students basic design concepts, architectural technology and architectural history, as well as architectural design theory and how to view the world from the perspective of architecture. Students gain hands-on ability through painting and multimedia practice in the design studio. By the next year, architecture students at Syracuse University had begun to develop their own design methods. Students also have the opportunity to go out of classrooms and schools to receive education. Either in Syracuse University's architectural studio in New York, or in Florence or London for overseas travel.

The architecture students in the fourth grade will carry out the studio design of the next stage under the guidance of famous architects. During the fifth and last year of an undergraduate's study, he or she will complete a design paper and create a design scheme to compete with the works of other students.

Address: Syracuse, NY

Enrollment: 15224 undergraduates

Tuition: 41794 dollars

Language requirements: IELTS 7.5; TOEFL 100; GRE

Application materials: apply online, and submit transcripts, language scores, GRE scores, purpose statements, letters of recommendation and portfolios.

　　 top5 Rice University

　　Rice University

　　 Architecture of Rice University The bachelor's program is only open to students who have completed the pre professional undergraduate courses in architecture at Rice University. After enrollment, each student is assigned to an internship, which includes one year of professional study and one year of academic research. The internship period starts after the student has obtained the Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture and lasts for two years.

In a sense, Rice University's School of Architecture is the opposite of Caltech's project. The annual enrollment of only 125 students makes the undergraduate architecture program in Rice University itself "the smallest professional degree program located in a top research university". This small project scale allows students to gain a lot of personal attention, so that they can successfully obtain a bachelor's degree from Rice University.

The architecture major of Rice University is also one of the trumps of Rice University in the United States. The architecture department of Rice University is one of the most outstanding schools in the architecture department of the United States. Its outstanding architectural style and extraordinary visual appeal play a crucial role in the world, which can be said to be a rare architectural school in the United States.

Address: Houston, TX; enrollment: 3926 undergraduates; Tuition: US $41560

Application requirements:

Language requirements: IELTS 7.0; TOEFL 100

1. For the application form, the applicant shall pay a non refundable application fee of $75

2. Official high school transcripts: must be sent by the school, and do not receive faxes or emails

3. SAT/ACT scores

4. Report provided by the school for the applicant (recommendation letter from the school counselor)

5. Teacher's comments (teacher's recommendation letter)

6. The PPT file of the work collection (architecture) shall be named after the applicant, and the maximum size shall not exceed 10MB

The above is a detailed introduction of the top 5 universities in the architectural major rankings of American universities from 2019 to 2020. Must it be helpful for the selection of American universities in the architectural ranking? If you want to study architectural design in American universities, please contact the teachers studying in Natural Light Art.

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