Educational Institutions

National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited (initial accreditation received May 2024, retroactive to May 2021).

Accredited by ACQUIN (Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute) and recognized by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). The Master of Arts in Architecture conforms with European and international standards (UNESCO/UIA Validation System and UIA Accord of the UIA/UNESCO Charter for Architectural Education).

Saxion University of Applied Sciences is regulated by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Its programs are officially accredited by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO – Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders). Additionally, several of Saxion's Master's programs hold accreditation from international educational institutions, such as the University of Greenwich.

Accredited by the Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi. Affiliated with Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

The European Graduate School is licensed as a Higher Education Institution by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) (Licence number: 2015:007) within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) since February 2016. It also holds 'Candidate for Accreditation' status by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), indicating progress towards full accreditation.

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is institutionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). While the professional Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and Master of Architecture (MArch) programs at RISD are accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB), the Interior Architecture programs operate outside the confines of professional architectural licensure. Graduates of the Master of Design (MDes) program in Interior Architecture qualify to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam. Additionally, the Interior Architecture programs are STEM-accredited, offering benefits such as extended optional practical training (OPT) for international students.

Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

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The University of Delhi is accredited by NAAC (A++). Specific accreditation for an architecture program (e.g., by the Council of Architecture) under the University of Delhi was not found.

The University of Freiburg is accredited and officially recognized by the German government, operating under the regulations of the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts of the state of Baden-Württemberg. In Germany, state recognition serves as the primary form of accreditation. The university is a member of prominent academic organizations, including the German U15 (a group of leading research-intensive universities in Germany) and the League of European Research Universities (LERU).

Compton College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This institutional accrediting body is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Compton College regained its initial accreditation status on June 7, 2017.

The Bachelor of Architectural Science program is not a professionally accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), which is the sole body for accrediting professional architecture degrees in Canada for licensure. The Architectural and Building Technology Certificate (Part-time) satisfies some academic requirements for the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC), Building Officials Association of British Columbia (BOABC), and Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC).

Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University received institutional accreditation from the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) in 2023, valid for two years. Specific program accreditation for the Architecture Faculty (e.g., from MiAK) was not explicitly found in the search results.

College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

The African Futures Institute is a registered charity, incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, registered in Ghana (No 171402), with U.S. 501(c)(3) equivalency. No information regarding academic accreditation by external architectural bodies (e.g., NAAB, RIBA) was found.

There is no indication of a professional architecture program at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Therefore, no architecture-specific accreditation status can be provided. The university itself is a publicly funded university in Ontario, Canada.

The BA and MA degree programmes in 191 “Architecture and Urban Planning” are licensed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. In autumn 2022, the BA degree programme was successfully accredited.

The Giza Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology is officially recognized and accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education in Egypt, established under Law of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. (52) of (1970) and Ministerial Decree No. (2521) dated (13/9/2007), with subsequent decrees modifying specializations. The institute also houses a Quality Assurance and Accreditation Unit (Q.A.A.U.).

The Boston Architectural College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Its Master of Architecture program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).