In a first for the University of Tennessee's School of Architecture, its undergraduate program has made the top 20 list of a prominent architecture and design magazine. DesignIntelligence, a bi-monthly journal of the Design Futures Council, has been publishing rankings of undergraduate and graduate schools since 1998. In the current November/December issue, the Knoxville campus' program makes its debut on the list, tying for #20 with North Carolina State University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Because of ties, there are actually 22 schools on the list.) The only other SEC program to make the cut is Auburn's, at #18. The rankings are based on the magazine's survey of leading architecture firms across the country, who were asked "which college and university programs are best preparing students for professional practice." In a news release, Scott Wall, director of the School of Architecture, said, "The work that we do within the architecture curriculum, not only within our foundation design program, but also with the advent of design-build projects, transcends the boundaries of a traditional architecture education. We are collectively excited for the future of our program and our graduates in the field."
1. Cornell University
The full top 20:
2. Syracuse University
3. Rice University
4. California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo
4. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
6. Southern California Institute of Architecture
7. Carnegie Mellon University
7. University of Texas at Austin
9. Pratt Institute
9. University of Southern California
11. Rhode Island School of Design
12. University of Kansas
13. Cooper Union
14. Illinois Institute of Technology
14. University of Oregon
16. Pennsylvania State University
16. University of Notre Dame
18. Auburn University
19. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
20. North Carolina State University
20 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
20. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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