Student Achievement Data

The University of Texas at Arlington | Bachelor of Science, Interior Design

In accordance with the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) accreditation requirements, the Interior Design Program at the University of Texas at Arlington, collects and publishes information regarding student achievement including aggregate data addressing attrition and retention, graduation rates, job placement rates, and acceptance into graduate programs.

Data Collection Method

The following data for full-time and transfer students was collected using institutional records and student survey that was administered prior to graduation. Alumna surveys were distributed in 2021 to the cohorts from 2017-2021 (N=34) with a  29.41%  return rate (N=10) to acquire career and employment data.

 

Length of Program

It typically takes a full-time student taking approximately 14-17 credits per semester, four years to complete the degree program. Students that transfer into the interior design program can expect to complete the degree in approximately three years taking an average 12-15 credits per semester.

 

Retention and Attrition Rates

  • 80% of Interior Design students enrolled in Fall 2019 returned for Fall 2020, which represents a 20% attrition rate.
  • 75% of New Freshman Interior Design students enrolled in Fall 2020 returned for Fall 2021, which represents a 25% attrition rate.
  • 69%  of New Transfer Interior Design students enrolled in Fall 2020 returned for Fall 2021, which represents a 31% attrition rate.

Graduation Rates

  • Of the students graduating in 2020, 46% graduated in 4 years from the Interior Design Program (Fall 2016 Cohort Students, graduating in 4 years, i.e., anytime within Summer 2020)
  • Of the students graduating in 2021, 35% graduated in 4 years from the Interior Design Program (Fall 2017 Cohort Students, graduating in 4 years, i.e., anytime within Summer 2021)

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

From 2020-2022, 13.5% of interior design graduates pursued advanced degrees:

  • Two students from the May 2020 graduating class applied to graduate school and was accepted into The University of Arlington (Col Arch, Plan & Pub Affairs)
  • One student from the May 2021 graduating class applied to graduate school and was accepted into The University of Arlington (College of Business)
  • One student from the August 2021 graduating class applied to graduate school and was accepted into The University of Arlington (Col Arch, Plan & Pub Affairs)
  • One student from the May 2022 graduating class applied to graduate school and was accepted into The University of Arlington (Col Arch, Plan & Pub Affairs)

Job Placement Rates

  • 81.8% of the students who graduated in 2018 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
  • 100% of the students who graduated in 2019 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
  • 75% of the students who graduated in 2020 are employed in interior design or a related profession; 16.6% are attending graduate school.
  • 64% of the students who graduated in 2021 are employed in interior design or a related profession; 14.2% are attending graduate school.
  • 45% of the students who graduated in 2022 are employed in interior design or a related profession.

Updated August 3, 2022. For additional information please contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness Reporting at https://www.uta.edu/administration/ier or Phone: 817-272-3365.