Architecture Schools

Bachelor’s degree

Architecture, B.Arch.

New York Institute of Technology · School of Architecture and Design · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Bachelor of ArchitectureB.Arch.
Pathway
ProfessionalStated for United States
Format
On campus5 years; 160 undergraduate credits
Tuition
$52,300per year, 2026-2027

About this program

Five-year professional, studio-based degree ending in a one-year research and design thesis; applicants apply directly with a creative portfolio.

Subject
Architecture
Department
School of Architecture and Design
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Qualification and professional pathway

Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.

Degree level
Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
Pathway
Professional pathwayThe program itself is a professionally accredited or validated degree in the stated jurisdiction, as shown by the source quoted on the page. Further steps are normally still required before registration.
Why we classify it this way
Page describes a fully accredited five-year professional architecture degree program.“Our fully accredited five-year B.Arch. is a professional architecture degree program that is experiential and entrepreneurial. Rigorous and creatively adventurous, this program will provide you with the skills, leadership abilities”Source
Previous architecture degree required
Not published
Applicants without an architecture degree
Not published
Further professional requirements
Page says the program prepares students for licensure and certification from NCARB and New York State.Source

Accreditation, validation and recognition

Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.

  • Verified in official recordNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS

    Scope: Bachelor of Architecture, New York Institute of Technology. NAAB directory status: Accredited. initial accreditation 1977/78; last reaffirmation 2025; next team visit 2033.

    Dates: not stated to 31 December 2032

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
5 years; 160 undergraduate credits
Credits
160 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
Intakes
Not published
Campus
New York City campus (Manhattan)

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Portfolio
Portfolio required
Interview
Not published

Fees and costs

Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.

ItemAmountApplies toDated
Full-time undergraduate tuition (12 to 18 credits), Architecture (B.Arch.) first semester enrolled Fall 2024 and afterTuition · mandatory$52,300per year, 2026-2027All students19 October 2026Source
Undergraduate application feeApplication fee · mandatory$50one-time, currentAll students19 October 2026Source

Calculated tuition total: $261,500 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026-2027 x 5 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes studio, materials, printing, software and other charges.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous architecture degree is required.

Sources and how this was checked