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Largest architectural and building sciences programs in California
California architectural and building sciences programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public, 4-year | 172 |
| 2 | Southern California Institute of Architecture | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 164 |
| 3 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 142 |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public, 4-year | 90 |
| 5 | Woodbury University | Burbank | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 77 |
| 6 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | 68 |
| 7 | California Baptist University | Riverside | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 52 |
| 8 | Newschool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | 52 |
| 9 | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 10 | California College of the Arts | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 11 | Academy of Art University | San Francisco | For-profit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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