Currently, 33 NAAB-accredited programs at 28 schools across the country offer an IPAL option, providing their students with an education that connects to real-world practice while shortening their time to licensure and expanding their career opportunities.

List of IPAL programs in the United States

IPAL Programs

Check out the programs listed below to learn more about how each school is approaching IPAL:

  1. Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California (25 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  2. Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana (2 students): M.Arch. 
  3. Boston Architectural College in Boston, Massachusetts (120 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  4. The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (39 students): M.Arch.
  5. Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina (19 students): M.Arch.
  6. Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (38 students): B.Arch.
  7. Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota (49 students): B.Arch.
  8. Florida International University in Miami, Florida (0 students): M.Arch.
  9. Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia (13 students): M.Arch.
  10. Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan (7 students): M.Arch.
  11. Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland (2 students): M.Arch.
  12. New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, New York (0 students): M.Arch. 
  13. NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California (47 students): M.Arch.
  14. North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina (24 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  15. Portland State University in Portland, Oregon (2 students): M.Arch.
  16. Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia (118 students): M.Arch.
  17. Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois (9 students): M.Arch.
  18. Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas (51 students): M.Arch.
  19. Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7 students): M.Arch.
  20. University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio (0 students): M.Arch.
  21. University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan (0 students): M.Arch.
  22. University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida (69 students): M.Arch.
  23. University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas (0 students): M.Arch.
  24. University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts (10 students): M.Arch.
  25. University of North Carolina-Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina (25 students): M.Arch.
  26. University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California (130 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  27. Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts (0 students): M.Arch.
  28. Woodbury University in Burbank, California and San Diego, California (45 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.

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