Department of Interior Design

A professional Interior Designer’s responsibilities extend far beyond creating the aesthetics of an interior space.

Interior Design is a challenging and rewarding profession demanding exceptional creativity, collaboration and coordination, in the production of highly functional, aesthetically appealing interior spaces. It is also a profession where there are various tangents that one could pursue, and a solid foundation for many careers within the building and construction industry. A professional Interior Designer performs a variety of tasks and roles, all the while ensuring that the safety, health and wellbeing of the public is intact.

Within the Department of Interior Design, we are educating our students to become highly qualified career-oriented Interior Design graduates, able to integrate art, design, technology and business practices.

The CIDA-accredited undergraduate degree is taught by experienced professionals in a fully equipped design-led environment, We offer a professional career-oriented program with emphasis on spatial design and interior architecture rather than surface embellishment. Students will learn about all aspects of space, scale, proportions, configuration, and light sources, as well as textures, materials, and colors, in relation to their effect on the human spirit.

CIDA STUDENT DATA

STUDENT ATTRITION AND RETENTION

96% of students admitted in the fall of 2022 returned in the fall of 2023, an attrition rate of 4%
100% of students admitted in the fall of 2021 returned in the fall of 2022, an attrition rate of 0%
85% of students admitted in the fall of 2020 returned in the fall of 2021, an attrition rate of 15%
81% of students admitted in the fall of 2019 returned in the fall of 2020, an attrition rate of 19%

GRADUATION RATES

Of the students who enrolled in 2020, 75% graduated in 4 years (graduating by 2024)
Of the students who enrolled in 2019, 75% graduated in 4 years (graduating by 2023)
Of the students who enrolled in 2018, 66.7% graduated in 4 years (graduating by 2022)
Of the students who enrolled in 2017, 70% graduated in 4 years (graduating by 2021)

ACCEPTANCE INTO GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Out of the total respondents, 16.6% of those who graduated in AY 2022-2023 were accepted and are currently enrolled in graduate programs.
Out of the total respondents, our data indicates that none of the students who graduated in the academic year 2021-2022 submitted applications for graduate school within 12 months of graduation.
Out of the total respondents, 7.7% of those who graduated in the academic year 2020-2021 were accepted and are enrolled in graduate programs

JOB PLACEMENT RATES

Among the total respondents, 100% of students who graduated in AY 2022-2023 have successfully secured full-time employment in the field of interior design or a closely related profession.
Among the total respondents, 78% of students who graduated in AY 2021-2022 have successfully secured full-time employment in the field of interior design or a closely related profession.
Among the total respondents, 82% of students who graduated in AY 2020-2021 have successfully secured full-time employment in the field of interior design or a closely related profession.