By major · Architecture

Where can your student actually get into architecture?

Architecture is one of the majors the UC and CSU systems report program by program, so at the colleges that report it you can see how many students asked for this major and how many were admitted. For Fall 2025 that is 2,247 applied and 150 admitted at UC Berkeley, a 7% rate, next to 18.5% at Cal Poly SLO, 33.9% at Cal Poly Pomona and 96.6% at Fresno State. Cal Poly Pomona also reports a second and much smaller architecture program, Architecture and Environmental Design, where 86 applied and 86 were admitted, so one college can sit in two very different places on this page. Private colleges do not publish admits this way, but they do report what graduates earn, which is how USC gets on this page at $78,741 four years after the degree.

At a glance · All states

108 colleges nationwide report a bachelor's architecture program in federal outcome data or an architecture admit rate in the UC/CSU data.
Hardest reported gate: University of California-Berkeley — Architecture, Fall 2025: 2,247 applied, 150 admitted (7%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: California State University-Fresno — 96.6% (176 applied, 170 admitted, Fall 2025).
Highest median earnings four years after the degree: University of Washington-Seattle Campus, $103,414.
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY New York City College of Technology, $5,127 per year.

The rate beside each college is that college's own reporting: the CSU campuses that report it are selecting students into architecture at the point of admission, while UC admits to the campus as a whole at most programs rather than to a single major. A college on this list with no applied and admitted count did not report one for architecture, which is not the same as being closed to freshmen. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · Back to the 9 California colleges →

Hardest reported gate

University of California-Berkeley
Architecture, Fall 2025: 2,247 applied, 150 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

96.6%

California State University-Fresno
Architecture, Fall 2025: 176 applied, 170 admitted

Highest earnings, 4 yrs out

$103,414

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
median, graduates of this program

Lowest net price with aid

$5,127

CUNY New York City College of Technology
average for aid recipients, per year

Every college, one row each

Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings. Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.

College	Gate into the program	Program admit rate	Campus admit rate	Net price with aid	Full price	Earnings 4 yrs out
University of California-Berkeley CA · Public · Test-optional	Architecture Fall 2025: 2,247 applied, 150 admitted · admit GPA 4.16–4.30	7%	10%	$13,481	$45,619	$76,679
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA · Public · Test-optional	Architecture Fall 2025: 2,239 applied, 415 admitted impacted	18.5%	30%	$16,665	$32,265	$76,613
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA · Public · Test-optional	Architecture Fall 2025: 2,041 applied, 691 admitted impacted Architecture and Environmental Design: 100.0%	33.9%	74%	$11,531	$23,955	$76,969
California State University-Fresno CA · Public · Test-optional	Architecture Fall 2025: 176 applied, 170 admitted	96.6%	96%	$7,000	$20,095	—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	$103,414
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$22,383	$34,549	$93,156
Pratt Institute-Main NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	53%	$52,659	$80,049	$84,447
University of Notre Dame IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	12%	$26,780	$83,271	$82,983
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	$78,741
Art Center College of Design CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	75%	$48,661	$75,649	$77,401
The University of Texas at Austin TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	29%	$19,857	$31,247	$76,808
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$17,303	$26,425	$76,695
Syracuse University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	42%	$38,793	$84,517	$76,367
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	$76,181
University of Miami FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	18%	$37,244	$86,078	$75,633
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	58%	$36,228	$82,404	$75,551
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	57%	$24,953	$36,951	$75,074
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	$74,972
Northeastern University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	6%	$30,915	$84,641	$74,540
Carnegie Mellon University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	11%	$31,944	$83,654	$73,439
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$17,447	$28,290	$73,075
Drexel University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$38,509	$76,835	$72,915
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$10,359	$19,638	$72,468
Auburn University AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	50%	$24,323	$34,919	$72,420
Cornell University NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	8%	$28,690	$88,140	$71,914
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	16%	$12,116	$28,167	$71,292
Western Kentucky University KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	97%	$10,990	$24,188	$71,240
Kennesaw State University GA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$15,048	$24,008	$70,752
University of Houston TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$14,276	$26,185	$70,616
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	$70,383
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	17%	$21,565	$39,926	$70,213
Drury University MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	59%	$20,831	$48,846	$70,134
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	21%	$13,739	$23,970	$69,874
The Catholic University of America DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$29,561	$75,481	$69,838
New York Institute of Technology NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$22,443	$56,976	$69,776
Mississippi State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	76%	$17,595	$29,267	$69,699
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	67%	$16,504	$32,859	$69,456
Iowa State University IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$18,589	$24,018	$69,310
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$19,151	$34,705	$69,029
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	46%	$18,976	$33,678	$68,765
Thomas Jefferson University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	86%	$28,928	$64,197	$68,760
University of Maryland-College Park MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	45%	$15,678	$29,299	$68,527
Illinois Institute of Technology IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	55%	$18,425	$68,164	$68,358
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	57%	$31,563	$82,602	$68,341
University of Utah UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$16,200	$25,557	$67,987
University of Arkansas AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	72%	$18,209	$27,767	$67,955
University of Oregon OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$22,182	$34,793	$67,623
Woodbury University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$33,692	$58,010	$67,517
University of Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	24%	$6,541	$22,523	$67,399
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$15,435	$23,010	$67,204
Marywood University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$23,388	$55,582	$67,178
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	$67,147
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$34,170	$61,096	$67,122
Temple University PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$28,198	$40,903	$66,518
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	$66,131
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$25,648	$32,171	$65,449
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$15,543	$23,716	$65,148
Roger Williams University RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$37,999	$61,950	$65,092
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	18%	$13,138	$34,654	$65,015
University of Central Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	40%	$10,411	$23,133	$64,826
Florida Atlantic University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$8,752	$21,522	$64,730
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	82%	—	$25,385	$64,658
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$16,778	$30,061	$64,652
Texas A & M University-College Station TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	63%	$21,315	$32,696	$64,643
Ball State University IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	72%	$14,940	$26,146	$64,350
Montana State University MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$22,499	$25,905	$64,133
Savannah College of Art and Design GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	84%	$49,430	$63,627	$64,052
South Dakota State University SD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	99%	$19,841	$24,636	$63,978
Clemson University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	38%	$22,253	$35,015	$63,892
Texas Tech University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	71%	$19,070	$27,443	$63,871
Judson University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	63%	$18,558	$43,137	$63,846
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$13,297	$28,329	$63,104
University of Detroit Mercy MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	80%	$15,232	$42,211	$62,939
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$15,014	$22,756	$62,803
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$17,747	$26,697	$62,700
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$11,900	$24,902	$62,619
University of Idaho ID · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	79%	$14,831	$23,738	$62,557
Prairie View A & M University TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	75%	$13,570	$26,362	$62,540
University of Kentucky KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	92%	$18,851	$34,391	$62,383
Portland State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	91%	$9,552	$21,590	$62,349
The University of Texas at Arlington TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$13,951	$25,261	$62,345
Andrews University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$12,547	$45,218	$62,157
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	$61,788
CUNY New York City College of Technology NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$5,127	$14,110	$61,664
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	$61,525
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	$61,466
Keene State College NH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$17,887	$29,993	$61,304
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	$60,297
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	81%	$24,022	$33,007	$59,873
Morgan State University MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	83%	$14,985	$25,413	$59,586
Kent State University at Kent OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	87%	$20,787	$30,567	$59,299
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	70%	$15,664	$26,433	$59,090
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$17,225	$26,944	$58,573
Norwich University VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	74%	$22,257	$67,357	$58,534
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	88%	$10,836	$22,352	$57,778
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	$56,975
Louisiana Tech University LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	73%	$11,864	$24,280	$53,731
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	89%	$13,530	$24,884	$51,546
Utah State University UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	94%	—	$21,654	$50,685
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	96%	$15,489	$21,259	$50,263
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	90%	$13,192	—	$45,710
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	53%	$9,175	—	$35,023
California State University-Sacramento CA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	94%	$9,338	$22,945	—
Dunwoody College of Technology MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	98%	—	$36,587	—
Kean University NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	77%	$12,447	$26,949	—
Rhode Island School of Design RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	14%	$50,507	$81,727	—
University of San Francisco CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	51%	$41,431	$80,141	—
Washington State University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	85%	$14,971	$27,648	—

Sources: UC Information Center ↗ (first-year applicants and admits by major); CSU Chancellor's Office ↗ (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer; groups under 10 suppressed); federal College Scorecard field-of-study data (earnings, debt); IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). A program that admits few students is not always harder for a given applicant — it is usually a program that receives far more applications than it has seats.

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