Accreditation Fees

Accreditation Fee Type

2025

2026

2027

2028
Eligibility Application Fee

$600

$625

$650

$675
Architecture Program Report (APR) Fee (Per candidate and accredited program)

$3,000

$3,100

$3,200

$3,300
Site Visit Fee
   Initial Candidacy, Continuing Candidacy (3 site visitors)

$3,300

$3,600

$3,900

$4,200
   Initial Accreditation (4 site visitors)

$4,400

$4,800

$5,200

$5,600
   Continuing Accreditation, One Program (4 site visitors)

$4,400

$4,800

$5,200

$5,600
   Continuing Accreditation, Two Programs (5 site visitors)

$5,500

$6,000

$6,500

$7,000
Annual Fee (Accredited Programs Only)
   Tier 1 (1-49 Students)

$4,400

$5,500

$6,400

$7,100
   Tier 2 (50-99 Students)

$5,000

$6,200

$7,200

$8,000
   Tier 3 (100-249 Students)

$5,600

$7,000

$8,200

$9,100
   Tier 4 (250-499 Students)

$6,300

$7,900

$9,300

$10,300
   Tier 5 (500+ Students)

$7,100

$9,000

$10,600

$11,700

Description of Fees

The eligibility application fee is a one-time fee paid by programs that are submitting an eligibility application for candidacy.

The APR fee is paid by programs for an upcoming site visit for candidacy, initial accreditation, or continuing accreditation. The fee covers NAAB's administrative costs of reviewing the APR and managing the site visit.

The site visit fee is paid by programs hosting a site visit for candidacy, initial accreditation, or continuing accreditation. The fee is determined by the number of site visitors and covers NAAB's administrative costs of managing the site visit. The fee does not cover direct expenses incurred by the NAAB visiting team for the purpose of the visit, such as transportation, lodging, and meals.

The annual fee is paid by accredited programs on an annual basis and covers the costs of NAAB's core accreditation services. Annual fees are assessed beginning the first year after a program receives initial accreditation. Programs' assigned fee tiers will be determined from the prior year's annual report data or the APR for Initial Accreditation. Programs in candidacy do not pay an annual fee.

Schedule of Fees

The eligibility application fee is invoiced to programs at the time they submit an eligibility application for candidacy.

The APR fee and Site Visit Fee are invoiced together. Invoices are due before the APR submission date.

  • Programs submitting an APR in the fall for a spring site visit are invoiced on March 15, with a due date of July 15. 
  • Programs submitting an APR in the spring for a fall site visit are invoiced on the prior September 15, with a due date of January 15.

The annual fee is invoiced every year on March 15th, with a due date of July 15th.