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BA Architecture at Rice University

Rice University, United States

Programme overview

BA Architecture is a undergraduate degree programme at Rice University in Architecture (School of Architecture). The Rice School of Architecture focuses on the scholarship and practice of architecture as a broad discipline that touches the lives, cultures, and environments of peoples of the world. Intimate student-faculty interaction, academic freedom, and unrestricted institutional cooperation within and outside the university are distinctive qualities of the architecture degree programs at Rice. The degree totals 75 credit hours.

Faculty: School of Architecture  |  Department: Architecture  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Houston, TX, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 17 courses (75 credit hours) to satisfy major requirements. A minimum of 130 credit hours to satisfy degree requirements. A minimum of 55 credit hours of Elective Requirements, 45 of which must be taken outside of the School of Architecture (courses outside of departmental (ARCH) course offerings), and 10 of which may be taken as free electives from any subject code. A minimum of 11 courses (45 credit hours) taken at the 300-level or above.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the university through Rice undergraduate admissions; no separate admission requirements are published for this major.

USD 71,140 a year (2026-27). Standard undergraduate tuition for students entering 2024 or later (students who entered before 2024 pay $65,280); one rate for all undergraduate majors and all students. Estimate; excludes student activity, recreation and health and wellness fees, room a Source

Entry term is Fall. Early Decision I and II and Regular Decision are offered.

Early Decision I closes November 1 with decisions by mid-December; Early Decision II and Regular Decision close January 4, Regular Decision decisions by April 1. The application fee is $75. SAT/ACT scores are optional (recommended, not required).

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