2012 report on accreditation in architecture education

8/13/2019 2012 Report on Accreditation in Architecture Education

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Andrea S. Rutledge, CAEExecutive Director

National Architectural Accrediting BoardPDF available at www.naab.org in Public Documents folder under NAAB

Presentations/For ACSA

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+Documents\NAAB+Presentations\For +ACSA
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The societies creating this accrediting board,here record their intent not to create conditions,nor to have conditions created, that will tendtoward standardization of educational philosophiesor practices, but rather to create and maintainconditions that will encourage the development ofpractices suited to the conditions which arespecial to the individual school. The accreditingboard must be guided by this intent.


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The NAAB aspires to be the leader inestablishing educational quality assurancestandards to enhance the value, relevance,and effectiveness of the architecturalprofession.


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The NAAB develops and maintains asystem of accreditation in professionalarchitecture education that is responsive tothe needs of society and allows institutionswith varying resources and circumstancesto evolve according to their individual

needs.


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The NAAB has accredited professional degreeprograms rather than schools or universities and

only accredits the first professional degreeprogram offered by any school or university.

The NAABs primary responsibilities include

maintaining statistical information on accreditedprograms.


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July NAAB meeting.


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Andrews University (M. Arch.) Arizona State University (M. Arch.)

Boston Architectural College (B. Arch. & M. Arch.)

Carnegie Mellon University (B. Arch.)

Clemson University (M. Arch.)

City College of the City University of NewYork (B. Arch. & M. Arch.)

Drexel University (B. Arch.)

Florida A&M University (B. Arch. & M. Arch.)

Harvard University (M. Arch.)

Howard University (B. Arch.)

Kent State University (M. Arch.)

North Carolina State University (B. Arch. &M. Arch.)

Philadelphia University (B. Arch.)Prairie View A&M University (M. Arch.)

Roger Williams University (M. Arch.)

North Dakota State University (B. Arch.)

Northeastern University (M. Arch.)

Southern California Institute of Architecture(B. Arch. & M. Arch.)

University of New Mexico (M. Arch.)

University of Texas at Austin (B. Arch. andM. Arch.)

Virginia Polytechnic and State University (B. Arch. & M. Arch.)

Washington University in St. Louis (M. Arch.)

Wentworth Institute of Technology (M. Arch.)


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Three-year term of continuing accreditation Frank Lloyd Wright (M. Arch.)State University of New York, Buffalo (M. Arch.)University of Southern California (M. Arch.)

Eligibility for candidacyBowling Green State University (M. Arch.)Lebanon American University (B. Arch.)Marywood University (B. Arch.)University of Maine at Augusta (B. Arch.)


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One visit for continuingaccreditation

University of Hawaii,Manoa

Three visits for initialaccreditation

University of MemphisPortland StateUniversityWoodbury University(M. Arch.)

Three visits for initialcandidacy

Academy of ArtUniversity (B. Arch.)

Marywood UniversitySouth Dakota State

One visit for eligibility

American University ofDubai (B. Arch.)

Decis ions made March 8, 2013; st illpending.


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Conditions Met by AllPrograms SPC Met by All Programs

I.1.1 History and Missio n

I.1.2 Learning Cult ure and Social EquityI.1.3.A Archit ectural Educ ation and the AcademicCommunity

I.1.3.B Architectural Education and Students

I.1.3.C Architectu ral Education and t he Regulator yEnvironment

I.1.3.E Architectural Education and t he Public Good

I.2.1 Human Resources and Human Resource

Development I.2.5 Infor mation Resour cesI.3.2 Annual Reports

I.3.3 Facult y Credentials

I. 4 Policy Review

II.2.1 Regional Acc reditatio n

II.2.3 Curricu lum Review and Development

II.4.2 Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures

II.4.3 Access to Career Development Info rmationII.4.4 Public Access to APRs and VTRs

II.4.5 ARE Pass Rates

A.2 Design Th inking Ski ll s

A.5 Fundamental Design Ski lls

A.8 Order ing Syst ems

B.3 Sustainability

B.4 Site Design

B.8 Environmental Systems

B.9 Structural Systems

C.6 Leadership


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Most-Frequently MissedCondition

Most-Frequently Not-MetSPC

I.1.4 Long-RangePlanning (6)

B.2 Accessibility (10)B.6 ComprehensiveDesign (13)


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33%

66%

1%

Bachelor of Architecture

Master of Architecture

Doctor of Architecture


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ACSA Region B. Arch. M. Arch. D. Arch. Total

East Central 2 14 0 16

Northeast 16 25 0 41Southeast 12 16 0 28Southwest 6 11 0 17West 9 18 1 27West Central 5 16 0 21

Total All Regions 50 99 1 151


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57%

42%

1%





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Modest shift for 2012; previous years 59/41

57%

43%

Male

Female


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0% 10%

0%5%

15%

51%

2%

10%

7%

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Hispanic/Latino

White

Two or more races

Nonresident alien

Race and ethnicity unknown


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B. Arch.: 36% of students were minorities (American Indian or AlaskanNative; Asian; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; Black, Non-Hispanic; Hispanic/Latino) compared to 32% overall.

B. Arch. has the highest percentage of students whose race/ethnicity isunknown.

M. Arch.: 23% of students were minorities compared to 32% for theoverall enrollment.

M. Arch. has the highest percentage of students who indicatednonresident alien status.D. Arch.: minorities represent 56% of enrollment.


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ACSA Region B. Arch. M. Arch. D. Arch. Total

East Central 338 1,216 0 1,554Northeast 5,132 2,589 0 7,721Southeast 2,902 1,995 0 4,897Southwest 1,525 891 0 2,416West 3,921 2,311 386 6,618West Central 1,369 2,275 0 3,644

Total All Regions 15,187 11,277 386 26,850


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40%

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1%





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0% 9%

0%5%

10%

57%

1%

9%

9%


Asian

Native Hawaiian or other PacificIslander


Hispanic/Latino

White

Two or more races

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40%

15%

45%

Full-Time Part-Time

Adjunct


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68%

32%

Male Female


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0% 6% 0%3%

8%

75%

1%

2%5%


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White

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17%

17%

19%

47% Professor

Associate

Assistant

Instructor


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7.9%

56.0%

1.9%

16.2%

11.0% 9.9%

15.9%

36%

B. Arch.(accredited)

M. Arch.(accredited)

D. Arch.(accredited)

Ph.D. inarchitecture

Ph.D. in other discipline

Post-professionalgraduate degree

in architecture

Other degrees Registered inU.S. Jurisdiction


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This chart does not include instructors or adjuncts

44.8%

35.9%

24.6%

36%

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5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Total


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2012 2011Rank Min. Max. Average Min. Max. Average

Professor $72,933 $108,778 $88,018 $74,737 $107,392 $88,076 Assoc.Prof. $58,973 $77,768 $67,885 $59,823 $77,709 $67,303

Assist.Prof. $49,718 $61,132 $55,133 $49,520 $60,856 $54,772

Instructor $18,382 $27,134 $22,214 $19,584 $28,579 $23,532

Generally, national averages for salaries at public institutions are higherthan at private institutions.

University averages exceeded program averages in all cases, at bothpublic and private institutions.


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NAAB will make adjustments during the summer. Refining definitions for adjuncts Eliminate instructor from full-time definitions Other changes TBD

ARS opens in September for 2013 reports.Deadline remains November 30, 2013.The NAAB will notify those programs for which thenarrative report is NOT required.$100/day fine for late submissions.Email [email protected] if your ARS contact changes.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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1991-2012

NAAB Total F/T Enrollment 450,897

NAAB Degrees Awarded 105,960

These totals do not include datafor 2005 or 2007


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