The NAAB funding model is different from many other accreditation organizations and reflects the long-standing priority of the Collateral Organizations to uphold quality assurance throughout the field of architecture — on behalf of the students (AIAS) at the programmatic instruction level (ACSA) through to professional registration (NCARB) and ongoing professional development (AIA).
NAAB currently accredits 176 architecture programs, but they do not pay accreditation fees directly to NAAB. Instead, accreditation is supported financially by the Collateral Organizations as a function of their service to the architectural field at large.
In 2023, NAAB accredited 175 programs. ACSA, AIA, and NCARB each contributed $2,436.63 per program; AIAS contributed $57.14 per program. This shared contribution translates to approximately $39 per student attending a NAAB accredited program.
Collateral Contributions Per Program
This translates to $39 per student