Accreditation Information
Iowa State’s undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and graduate Master of Architecture (MArch) degree programs are both accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture.
A program may be granted an eight-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Iowa State’s BArch and MArch programs both earned the maximum eight-year accreditation in 2022 and will be reviewed again in 2030.
The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) asks that accredited programs make the following information available to the public:
NAAB Visiting Team Report 2022 (PDF)
Iowa State University Architectural Program Report 2021 (PDF)
NAAB Annual Report 2021 (PDF)
Employment Statistics (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2020 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2019 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2018 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2017 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2016 (PDF)
Iowa State University Interim Progress Report for 2015 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2015 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2014 (PDF)
Iowa State University Annual Report 2013 (PDF)
NAAB Visiting Team Report 2013 (PDF)
Iowa State University Architectural Program Report 2012 (PDF)
Professional organizations in architecture
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
- American Institute of Architects, Iowa (AIA Iowa)
- American Institute of Architects, Chicago
- American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers (AICAE)
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
- Boston Society of Architects (BSA)
- National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
- National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)