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ORT's School of Architecture is ranked highest in Uruguay according to Buildner

February 11, 2025
Furthermore, it is the only private institution in the country to be included in the ranking, which, in its latest edition, listed what it considers to be the 685 architecture schools “with the greatest global impact in 2024.”
ORT's School of Architecture is ranked highest in Uruguay according to Buildner

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Among 1,389 universities, ORT ranks 88th

In the global and historical ranking, which includes a total of 1,389 universities from around the world, only two institutions from the country made the list. There, ORT ranks 88th.

ORT's School of Architecture is ranked first in Uruguay according to Buildner.

Below that, in 134th place is the FADU (Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban Planning at the University of the Republic).

As a result, ORT ranks as the highest-ranked university in Uruguay on the Buildner ranking and the only private Uruguayan university to be included the selection.

The top spot in the ranking is held by the Politecnico di Milano, part of the Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy), followed by the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland) and the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (Sweden).

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Buildner's University Rankings

The Buildner's university ranking system is based on criteria such as participation in its international competitions, awards won, and the quality of the projects submitted to the competition—factors that determine each university’s total score.

This evaluation process, based on rigorous quantitative data, ensures the reliability of the ranking and highlights the Universidad ORT Uruguay competitiveness of the Faculty of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay

The Buildner methodology allows for an objective comparison the performance of each university, and the results obtained by ORT reinforce the message that quality and innovation are fundamental pillars of its education.