Mar 30, ’26 9:24 AM EST
University College of London’s Bartlett School of Architecture. Image: Jack Hobhouse, courtesy The Bartlett School of Architecture, Hawkins\Brown.
The QS World University Rankings for 2026 have been released. Included in the data are the organization’s listings for the top universities in the world to study architecture and built environment degrees. Over 250 institutions are included.
For 2026, The Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL maintains its number one ranking, including a perfect score for academic reputation. The remaining four schools in the top five, MIT, Delft University of Technology, ETH Zürich, and the Manchester School of Architecture, all maintain the position they have held in recent years.
The Politecnico di Milano sits in sixth position, above Harvard University and the National University of Singapore, which are tied for seventh place.
Here are the top ten-ranked universities with architecture schools according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026:
1. University College London
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Delft University of Technology
4. ETH Zurich
5. Manchester School of Architecture
6. Politecnico di Milano
=7. Harvard University
=7. National University of Singapore
9. Tsinghua University
10. University of California, Berkeley
The full 2026 list can be accessed here.
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