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Best for Architecture

Designing buildings and cities. A portfolio is usually required. ShanghaiRanking has no architecture table, so this list is ordered by overall ARWU rank.

What you would study

Bachelor's: BArch / BA Architecture
Master's / PhD: MArch, MSc Urban Design / Planning
Class 12 stream: PCM
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Exams you may need

For bachelor's: Portfolio · IELTS/TOEFL
For master's: Portfolio · IELTS/TOEFL

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Universities by overall rank

no subject table exists — ARWU 2025 overall order

Country 1,000 universities

301–400RMIT UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAdmission guide 301–400ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai, China 301–400South China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhou, China 301–400Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu, China 301–400Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, United States · UG fees ~₹31.4 lakh/yr 301–400The University of GeorgiaAthens, United States 301–400Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyUlsan, South Korea 301–400University College CorkCork, IrelandAdmission guide 301–400University College DublinDublin, Ireland 301–400University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL, United States · UG fees ~₹21.6 lakh/yr 301–400University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium 301–400University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH, United States · UG fees ~₹28.1 lakh/yr 301–400University of Duisburg-EssenGermany 301–400The University of DundeeDundee, United KingdomAdmission guide 301–400University of East AngliaNorwich, United KingdomAdmission guide 301–400University of FlorenceFlorence, Italy 301–400University of GenoaGenoa, Italy 301–400University of GranadaGranada, Spain 301–400University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, United States 301–400University of IowaIowa City, IA, United States · UG fees ~₹32 lakh/yr 301–400University of KansasLawrence, KS, United States · UG fees ~₹29.2 lakh/yr 301–400University of KentuckyLexington, KY, United States · UG fees ~₹32.7 lakh/yr 301–400University of LeicesterLeicester, United KingdomAdmission guide 301–400University of MacauMacau, Macau 301–400University of ManitobaWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaAdmission guide 301–400University of MarburgMarburg, Germany 301–400University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL, United States · UG fees ~₹60 lakh/yr 301–400University of Milano-BicoccaMilan, Italy 301–400University of Nebraska, LincolnUnited States 301–400University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN, United States · UG fees ~₹62.3 lakh/yr 301–400University of PotsdamPotsdam, Germany 301–400University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyShanghai, China 301–400University of Southern DenmarkDenmark 301–400University of St AndrewsSt Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom · UG fees ~₹42.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 301–400University of StuttgartStuttgart, Germany 301–400University of TasmaniaHobart, Tasmania, Australia 301–400University of the Basque CountryBasque Country, Spain 301–400University of TrentoTrento, Italy 301–400University of UlmUlm, Germany 301–400University of VictoriaVictoria, British Columbia, CanadaAdmission guide 301–400University of WollongongWollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaAdmission guide 301–400Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA, United States · UG fees ~₹38.4 lakh/yr 301–400Vrije Universiteit BrusselBelgium 301–400Western Sydney UniversitySydney, New South Wales, AustraliaAdmission guide 301–400Western UniversityLondon, Ontario, CanadaAdmission guide 301–400Westlake UniversityXihu District, China 301–400Xidian UniversityXi'an, China 301–400Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou, China 301–400Yunnan UniversityKunming, China 301–400Zhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou, China

Where this comes from

Ranks are copied, with their year, from ShanghaiRanking's ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025 and its Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — LLOS does not rank universities. Addresses, websites and locations come from Wikidata; US numbers from the US College Scorecard. Admission details and country rules were read from each university's and government's own pages — every profile lists its sources and the date they were checked.

Rupee figures use European Central Bank reference rates of 2026-09-25 and are a guide, not a quote. Deadlines, fees and visa rules change every year: always confirm on the official page before you apply or pay. LLOS takes no commission from any university, agent or lender.