It typically takes a full-time student taking approximately 15 credits per semester, four years to complete the degree program. Please review the interior design eight-semester plan for additional details.
The following data was collected using institutional records, senior exit surveys (100% completion) and alumni follow-up that records job placement six months after the students’ graduation.
Student Attrition, Retention, and Graduation Rates
*INTD = Interior Design (counts also include Pre-Interior Design)
**Based on enrollment at BSU regardless of program
POPULATION: FIRST-TIME, FULL TIME BACHELOR DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS
| Entering Cohort |
Enrolled INTD* Next Fall Term |
Enrolled BSU but not INTD* Next Fall Term
|
Exclusions from Cohort |
Not Enrolled |
Total |
Retention** |
Attrition** |
| Fall 2022 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 81.1% | 18.9% |
| Fall 2023 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Fall 2024 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 8
| 45 | 82.2% | 17.8% |
Fall 2025 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 83.7% | 16.3% |
| Total | 89 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 160 | 83.1% | 16.9% |
Population: Transfer, Full-Time Bachelor Seeking
| Entering Cohort |
Enrolled INTD* Next Fall Term |
Enrolled BSU but not INTD* Next Fall Term |
Exclusions from Cohort |
Not Enrolled |
Total |
Retention** |
Attrition** |
| Fall 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Fall 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 11.1% |
Note: The graduation rates are grouped by entering cohort. Fall 2020, 2021, 2022 are the 3 most recent entering cohorts that have completed the 4-year graduation window. Any cohort after that is incomplete.
Population: First-time, full time bachelor seeking students
| Entering Term |
Graduated within 4 years (INTD) |
Graduated within 4 years (not INTD) |
Total |
4 Year Grad Rate (INTD) |
4 years Grad Rate (any major) |
| Fall 2020 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 45.5% | 57.6% |
| Fall 2021 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 37.0% | 55.6% |
| Fall 2022 | 22 | 4 | 37 | 59.5% | 70.3% |
| Total | 47 | 13 | 97 | 48.5% | 61.9% |
Acceptance into Graduate Programs
- There were no students who graduated in spring 2026 that applied for graduate school.
- There were no students who graduated in spring 2025 that applied for graduate school.
- One out of 27 students who graduated in 2024 applied for graduate school, and were accepted.
- Two out of 26 students who graduated in 2023 applied for graduate school, and were accepted.
- One out of 19 students who graduated in 2022 applied for graduate school, and were accepted.
- One out of 14 students who graduated in 2021 applied for graduate school, and were accepted.
- One out of 11 students who graduated in 2020 applied for graduate school, and were accepted.
Job Placement Rates
- 76% of students who graduated in spring 2026 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 91% of students who graduated in spring 2025 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 82% of students who graduated in 2024 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 83% of students who graduated in 2023 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 100% of students who graduated in 2022 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 100% of students who graduated in 2021 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 90% of students who graduated in 2020 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 90% of students who graduated in 2019 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
- 100% of students who graduated in 2018 are employed in interior design or a related profession.
Awards
International Interior Design Association (IIDA) - Indiana Chapter Shift Conference Student Award
- 2026 Cassie Whisler
- 2025 Mallory Lehmkuhler
- 2024 Halle Schrank
Purposeful Design Competition 2025:
- Maddi Curless
- Jorja Wood
- Sheela Soni
National Kitchen and Bath Association - Indiana State Chapter Competition 2025:
- Rebecca McSorley - 1st place; Best Bathroom Design
- Emma McKinney - 1st place; Best Kitchen Design
- Deja Presswood - 1st place; Best Living Room Design
- Lilliana Sensibaugh - 1st place; Best Bedroom Design
- Ava Martin - Honorable Mention; Overall Design
National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA Competition) 2022:
- Tiffany Campion – 1st place in kitchen design
- Aysiah Hernandez – 2nd place in kitchen design
- Naomi Smallwood – 2nd place in bathroom design
Purposeful Design Competition 2022:
Neocon IIDA student design competition winners:
- 2025 Andee Junker - 2nd place
- 2019 Emily Schripsema – 1st place
- 2019 Megan Draper – 2nd place
- 2018 Stephanie Kailey – 3rd place
Note: Includes students who began as first-time in college, full-time undergraduates with a concentration in interior design in their first fall semester. Students must have received a bachelor’s degree prior to census of their fall semester four years after starting at Ball State.