Virginia Tech's architecture program ranked in the top 10

The architecture program in Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design has once again been ranked among the very best in America.

In its 2005 rankings, DesignIntelligence, the only national college ranking survey focused exclusively on design, ranked the architecture program tenth nation-wide. In addition, the graduate program in architecture was ranked among the top 10 in the South.

The rankings reflect the results of a survey asking professionals to assess which, of the more than 100 NAAB-accredited programs, best prepared students for the practice of architecture. According to DesignIntelligence, the survey targets individuals in firms who have direct experience with the hiring and performance of graduates: design partners, managing principals, and human resource directors.

More information about the 2005 DesignIntelligence report can be found at http://www.di.net.

Virginia Tech's architecture program in the School of Architecture + Design is one of 113 NAAB-accredited programs in the United States. The School of Architecture + Design, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, offers a Bachelor of Architecture degree (NAAB-accredited), a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design degree (NASAD-accredited), and a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design degree(FIDER-accredited), as well as a Master of Architecture degree, Master of Science in Architecture degree, and Ph.D. in environmental design and planning. It is the largest of six programs offered in the Commonwealth of Virginia with nearly 1,100 students and more than 65 faculty members.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2004, the College of Architecture and Urban Studies is one of the largest of its type in the nation. The college is composed of two schools and the departments of landscape architecture, building construction, and art and art history. The School of Architecture + Design includes programs in architecture, industrial design and interior design. The School of Public and International Affairs includes programs in urban affairs and planning, public administration and policy, and government and international affairs.