Interior Design Quick Facts

History at a Glance

  • Interior Design Program founded in 1972
  • First CIDA (formerly FIDER) accreditation received in March 1988 and has been continually accredited since this date.

Retention Rate

85.5% of the students enrolled during the Fall 2019 semester returned in Fall 2020, putting attrition at 14.5%.

*Data produced by Texas State Office of Institutional Research.

 

Degrees Awarded by Calendar Year

  • 2020 Interior Design: 63
  • 2019 Interior Design: 40
  • 2018 Interior Design: 37
  • 2017 Interior Design: 23
  • 2016 Interior Design: 22
  • 2015 Interior Design: 26
  • 2014 Interior Design: 36
  • 2013 Interior Design: 32
 

Graduation Rates

Of the native students graduating in 2020, 53.1% graduated in 4 years.
OPTIONAL: 87.5% graduated in 5 years.

Of the transfer students graduating in 2020, 65.5% graduated in 4 years.
OPTIONAL: 86.2% graduated in 5 years.

*Data produced by Texas State Office of Institutional Research.

 

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

1 out of 37 students who graduated in 2018 applied for graduate school, and 1 was accepted.

*Data produced by Texas State Office of Institutional Research.

 

Job Placement Rate

95% of students who graduated in 2018 are employed in interior design or a related profession.

*Data produced by the annual graduating senior survey

 

Places of Employment for Recent ID Grads

-        Interior Designer, STG
-        Interior Designer, Gensler
-        Interior Designer, Corgan
-        Interior Designer, Duncan Miller & Ullman
-        Interior Designer, Lauckgroup
-        Designer, RVK Architects
-        Interior Designer, Sixthriver Architects
-        Team Lead, RID, StudioSix5
-        Interior Designer, LEED AP, JS Nolan+Associates Lighting Design, LLC
-        Interior Designer, The Bommarito Group
-        Interior Designer, Carson Design Associates
-        Interior Designer, STG Design
-        Space Planner, Dell
-        Associate, RID, Zeigler Cooper Architects
-        Lighting Application Specialist, RAB Lighting
-        Interior Designer, RID, Studio 8 Architects
-        Interior Designer, OZ Architecture
-        Interior Designer, LEED AP ID+C, RID, Private Practice
-        Interior Designer, RID, Schneider Halls Design, Inc.
-        Interior Designer, RID, GSC Architects
-        Associate, RID, LEED AP, PDR
-        Designer, Shelton Keller (Knoll dealership)
-        Interior Designer, Edwards Mulhavsen
-        Designer, Linda Mc Calla Interiors