School of Architecture

Students

• 126 undergraduates (Fall 2005)
• 75 graduates (Fall 2005)

Faculty

• 17 architects, historians, and theoreticians (Fall 2005)
• 17 visiting critics, scholars, and lecturers (Fall 2005)

Degrees Offered

• Bachelor of Arts
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Studies
• Bachelor of Architecture
• Master of Architecture
• Master of Urban Design
• Doctor of Philosophy

Programs

• The Preceptorship Program is a yearlong practicum for students admitted to the five-year Bachelor of Architecture program. Students are given the opportunity to gain practical experience in the offices of leading practitioners in the United States.
• Study Abroad is available for upper-level graduate and fifth-year bachelor of architecture students through the Rice School of Architecture Paris. This program offers advanced urban design with lectures and seminars on history, theory, and technology.

Honors and Distinctions

• Third in the nation for Best Undergraduate Architecture Program, Design Futures Council, 2006
• Seventh in the nation for Best Graduate Architecture Program, Design Futures Council, 2006

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