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School of Architecture and Urban Planning at UW-Milwaukee

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1. U.S. News and World Report ranked the program in the top 20 schools in the United States, alongside Ivy League universities, Big Ten schools and East Coast private schools. This confirms the prediction of a previous accreditation report that stated that the School was "just steps from being among the best schools in the country."  At the last accreditation visit, the School's program met 35 out of 36 criteria, the highest recorded score in the team captain's memory.
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2. The School's extensive array of degree programs-BSAS, M.Arch, Ph.D., MUP and Coordinated M.Arch/MUP -- is matched only by Princeton, University of Michigan, Georgia Tech and three Texas universities. In addition to an excellent faculty recruited from around the world, the School hires outstanding professionals to add their experience to the studio and classroom. Many nationally known architects and planners are employed, and the Mayor, the Director of Administration and the Director of City Planning of the City of Milwaukee have taught courses.
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3. Faculty from the School have collectively written over 60 books that are distributed internationally and used by schools and practices around the world.  A number of the texts are best sellers and considered seminal works in their fields. In addition, the faculty often receive national recognition for their work in research and practice - 17 have been named in Progressive Architecture Awards.
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4. Students of the School have won numerous awards for their work. SARUP has won over 70% of all honors in the Chicago Awards Program since the inception of this annual regional competition, regularly dominating the list of winners.  Similarly, SARUP students are regular winners nationally in architecture competitions such as the AIA/AA Awards, and in planning-related AICP and APA awards programs.
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5. The School offers one of only 19 Ph.D. programs in Architecture in the United States and attracts highly qualified students from around the world. The international dimension is also evident in the School's overseas programs in France, England, Italy, and Mexico.  In the past few years, other programs have been offered in Japan, Holland, and Cuba.
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6. The School is housed in an $18,000,000 award-winning building and provides four computer labs, a woodworking shop, media center, Resource Center, display gallery and student-run book and supply store.  Students in all levels of the program are housed in high-quality, spacious design studios.
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7. The School is part of the University of Wisconsin System, which has one of the lowest fees for state residents in the country, making SARUP one of the best deals around. In addition, over 70 scholarship, as well as teaching assistantships and summer internships with regional practices, and more than 30 design, research, and writing awards are available to students.
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8. Students graduating with a professional (Master's) degree are aided in their efforts to find employment, and the School regularly anticipates full employment of its graduates within 2-3 months of graduation. Alumni are located throughout all states and in 35 countries, and are eagerly and regularly recruited in the School by major practices in Wisconsin and northern Illinois.  A recent national professional journal said of the School, "It's an amazing symbiosis between practice and education.  Even firms from surrounding states give this program top marks.  More than 50 design firms currently come to recruit and find the students there to be 'super-qualified' for practice positions.  The continuity of the leadership and faculty imbue an attitude of design excellence in each graduate and the profession's level of trust grows annually."
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9. The School is fortunate to have very active student and alumni organizations that create excellent extramural programs and activities, including a mentoring program, lecture series, Habitat for Humanity group, and student chapters of The American Institute of Architects (AIAS) and the American Planning Association (APA).
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10. The School has focused its expertise in a number of research institutes that pool the faculty expertise, attract external funding, provide opportunities for students, and serve the community. These include: Campus Design Solutions, the Historic Preservation Institute, the Institute for Aging and the Environment, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Initiative.

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