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Architecture Program Ranks 3rd in 2009
The architecture program at Cal Poly is ranked the third best undergraduate program in the nation by Design Intelligence, The full report can be ordered at the America's Best Architecture & Design Schools, 2009 Edition web page.
"The ninth annual America's Best Architecture Schools study ranks accredited undergraduate and graduate architecture program from the perspective of practitioners. The survey, conducted in mid-2008, tapped architecture firm leaders who, during the past five years, have had direct experience in the hiring and performance of recent architecture graduates. Leading firms were queried about which accredited programs have best prepared students for today's and tomorrow's real-world practice. A cross-section of US firms with a disbursed geographic profile participated, including firms that are leaders in their market sector (i.e., healthcare, commercial, institutional) and that have won major national, state, local, and market-sector awards."
This report gives much resonance to the integrity of our pedagogical responsibilities. Our learn by doing philosophy combines common sense and intellectual curiosity, and our graduates are well positioned to become the next team players in a world of increased complexity. In particular this year’s 2009 Design Intelligence rankings sends a clear message that practitioners recognize the importance of a polytechnic education. The Architecture Department remains ambitious in educating creative leaders who can work in an integrative and interdisciplinary manner; a professional path that continues to be demonstrated successfully by our alumni.
Bachelor of Architecture
1. Cornell University
2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
3. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
4. Rhode Island School of Design
5. Syracuse University
6. University of Texas at Austin
7. Carnegie Mellon University
8. Rice University
9. Boston Architectural College
10.
University of Notre Dame
11. Pennsylvania State University
12. Auburn University
13. Illinois Institute of Technology
14. Iowa State University
15. Pratt Institute
16. University of Arizona
17. University of Southern California
18. University of Oregon
19. Southern California Institute of Architecture
20. Cooper Union
21. Okalhoma State University
22. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
23. University of Arkansas