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By Universities.sg · Data: Ministry of Education & SkillsFuture Singapore (GES 2025) · Methodology
The Bachelor of Arts in Architecture is a direct-entry honours programme in the NUS College of Design and Engineering, housed in the Department of Architecture. Students progress through a sequence of design studio courses covering foundational themes in architecture, with tracks available in areas including Design, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning.
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Programme information from NUS
Architecture at NUS is a rare case where more moderate entry requirements (CCC/C) still lead to above-average graduate salaries of $4,600, ranking 53rd out of 242 courses.
The 10th percentile IGP for this programme is CCC/C, which works out to 52.5 rank points out of 70. That puts it in the lower range among all 77 courses with published IGP data, and 20th out of 21 programmes at NUS by how hard it is to get into. The 90th percentile IGP is AAB/B, so you can see the typical range of admitted students. Polytechnic graduates need a minimum GPA of 3.27 (10th percentile) for admission. The 90th percentile GPA is 3.88.
In the 2025 Graduate Employment Survey, 98.4% of graduates from this programme found work within six months of their final exams. That's 7% above the NUS average of 92.3%, which puts it in the top quarter across all surveyed courses. The full-time permanent employment rate is 96.8%. For fresh graduates, the median gross monthly salary is $4,600, which ranks in the top quarter of all courses (53rd out of 242). That's in line with the NUS average of $4,660. Most graduates earned between $4,500 and $5,112, the range spanning the 25th to 75th percentile of earners.
Over the past 11 years (2014–2025), the overall employment rate has remained relatively stable, moving from 98.4% to 98.4%. That's based on 10 years of Graduate Employment Survey data. Median salaries have grown by $325 (8%) over the same period, from $4,275 in 2014 to $4,600 in 2025.
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Source: NUS Admissions Office
Source: MOE Graduate Employment Survey (2025)
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Contains data from Graduate Employment Survey from MOE made available under Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0