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

77.5% of the students enrolled during the Fall 2022 semester returned in Fall 2023, putting attrition 22.5%.

*Data produced by Texas State Office of Institutional Research.

Degrees Awarded by Calendar Year

  • 2023 Interior Design: 36
  • 2022 Interior Design: 26
  • 2021 Interior Design: 36
  • 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 students graduating in 2023, 50.0% graduated in 4 years.

OPTIONAL: 93.3% graduated in 5 years.

*Data produced by Texas State Office of Institutional Research.

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

1 out of 36 students who graduated in 2023 applied for graduate school, and 1 was accepted.

*Data produced by the annual graduating senior survey.

Job Placement Rate

76% of students who graduated in 2023 are employed in interior design or a related profession.

*Data produced by the annual graduating senior survey

Places of Employment for Recent ID Grads

  • Design Professional, BOKA Powell
  • Interior Designer, O'Connell Robertson
  • Designer, Lucas/Eilers Design
  • Interior Designer, Etch Design Group
  • Interior Designer, StudioSix5
  • Interior Designer, PDR
  • Interior Designer, STG
  • Interior Designer, Gensler
  • Interior Designer, Duncan Miller & Ullman
  • Interior Designer, Lauckgroup
  • Designer, RVK Architects
  • Interior Designer, Sixthriver Architects
  • Interior Designer, JS Nolan+Associates Lighting Design, LLC
  • Interior Designer, Carson Design Associates
  • Space Planner, Dell
  • Lighting Application Specialist, RAB Lighting
  • Interior Designer, Studio 8 Architects
  • Interior Designer, OZ Architecture
  • Interior Designer, GSC Architects