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Student Achievement

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Interior Design Program, Bachelor of Interior Design

It typically takes a full-time student taking approximately 15 credits per semester over four years to complete the degree program.

Attrition, retention, and graduation rate data were collected from the University’s institutional records. The University track students who begin as a first-time, full-time, degree seeking student within the Interior Design Program and tracks their success at the University. This method is a University-wide standard used for institutional accreditation and compliant with the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the National Center for Education Statistics.

Job placement and graduate program acceptance rates are the result of a survey of recent graduates administered annually in April by the Interior Design Program. 93% of graduates have responded to the survey.

Student Attrition and Retention

  • First-time, full-time freshmen Interior Design students enrolled in the fall of 2022 returned in the fall of 2023 at a rate of 87.10%
  • First-time, full-time freshmen Interior Design students enrolled in the fall of 2021 returned in the fall of 2022 at a rate of 80.77%
  • First-time, full-time freshmen Interior Design students enrolled in the fall of 2020 returned in the fall of 2021 at a rate of 65.00%
  • First-time, full-time freshmen Interior Design students enrolled in the fall of 2019 returned in the fall of 2020 at a rate of 62.50%
  • First-time, full-time Interior Design students enrolled in the fall of 2018 returned in the fall of 2019 at a rate of 61.90%
  • First-time, full-time Interior Design students enrolled in the fall of 2017 returned in the fall of 2018 at a rate of 58.82%

Graduation Rates

  • The Fall 2019 four-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 41.67%.
  • The Fall 2018 five-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 52.38%.
  • The Fall 2017 six-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 47.06%
  • The Fall 2016 six-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 63.16%.
  • The Fall 2015 six-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 56.25%.
  • The Fall 2014 six-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 61.54%
  • The Fall 2013 six-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 69.23%
  • The Fall 2012 six-year graduation rate for Interior Design was 50.00%

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

  • 0% of students who graduated in 2023 applied for graduate school.
  • 0% of students who graduated in 2022 applied for graduate school.
  • 0% of students who graduated in 2021 applied for graduate school.
  • 0% of students who graduated in 2020 applied for graduate school.
  • 27% of students who graduated in 2019 applied for graduate school, and all were accepted.
  • 13% of students who graduated in 2018 applied for graduate school, and all were accepted.

Job Placement Rates

  • 82% of students who graduated in 2023 have found employment in interior design or a related profession.
  • 100% of students who graduated in 2022 have found employment in interior design or a related profession.
  • 100% of students who graduated in 2021 have found employment in interior design or a related profession.
  • 89% of students who graduated in 2020 have found employment in interior design or a related profession.
  • 85% of students who graduated in 2019 have found employment in interior design or a related profession.
  • 88% of students who graduated in 2018 have found employment in interior design or a related profession.