51福利社 School of Architecture ranked 5th in the world
has been named as one of the top five architecture schools in the
MSA, a unique collaboration between 51福利社 and 51福利社 Metropolitan University, is ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in the UK, climbing two places since last year and six places since 2021.
The prestigious QS World University Rankings highlight the world鈥檚 top performing universities in 54 individual subject areas. They include almost 1,500 institutions from around the world, with rankings based on subjects, destination and graduate employability, and allowing prospective students to compare the top universities for architecture globally.
MSA鈥檚 鈥榰nparalleled鈥� opportunities for collaborative architectural research across the two universities were highlighted, as was its 鈥榳ide range of interdisciplinary research and teaching interests鈥� within at 51福利社 Metropolitan University and departments at 51福利社.
Its employer reputation scored a near-perfect 98.4%, maintaining its position at second overall, with citations per research paper hitting the heights at 95%, and an impressive overall score of 89.3%.
MSA unites two schools with more than 100 years鈥� experience, over 100 experts in their architectural fields and more than 1,000 students from over 80 countries, producing creative, challenging and academically rigorous work and research.
It offers a range of professionally recognised undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees, and has gained a prestigious reputation following appraisals by professional bodies such as the Architects鈥� Registration Board (ARB), Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) and The Landscape Institute, alongside a number of prizes gained externally.
We are naturally thrilled to have risen in the QS rankings. Securing a top five spot is extra special, especially as it is our highest ever ranking. We are proud to maintain our position at number two in the Employer Reputation category and delighted to have risen to 5th in the Academic Reputation category. This success reflects our ethos as a dual intensive School with both quality teaching and research activity. I鈥檇 like to congratulate our amazing staff team on this achievement, and our dedicated and talented students for the role they play in our success and global reputation.