Currently, 32 NAAB-accredited programs at 27 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.

2024-2025 IPAL map.

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 (27 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  2. Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana (4 students): M.Arch.
  3. Boston Architectural College in Boston, Massachusetts (115 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  4. The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (33 students): M.Arch.
  5. Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina (16 students): M.Arch.
  6. Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (47 students): B.Arch.
  7. Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota (58 students): B.Arch.
  8. Florida International University in Miami, Florida (6 students): M.Arch.
  9. Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia (13 students): M.Arch.
  10. Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan (8 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 (38 students): M.Arch.
  14. North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina (11 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 (105 students): M.Arch.
  17. Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois (4 students): M.Arch.
  18. Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas (47 students): M.Arch.
  19. Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7 students): M.Arch.
  20. University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio (2 students): M.Arch.
  21. University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan (0 students): M.Arch.
  22. University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida (52 students): M.Arch.
  23. University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts (7 students): M.Arch.
  24. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina (25 students): M.Arch.
  25. University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California (149 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.
  26. Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts (0 students): M.Arch.
  27. Woodbury University in Burbank, California and San Diego, California (34 students): B.Arch. and M.Arch.

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