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

POPULATION: FIRST-TIME, FULL TIME BACHELOR DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS
Year Enrolled in Interior Design the Following Fall Semester Students Removed from Cohort Students Who Did Not Re-enroll Total Students Percentage Enrolled in Interior Design one year Later Attrition
Fall 2018 26 2 3 31 83.87% 16.13%
Fall 2019 33 0 7 40 82.50% 17.50%
Fall 2020 27 2 4 33
 81.82% 18.18%
Total Students 86 4 14 104 82.69% 17.31%
Population: Full-Time Bachelor Degree-Seeking New to Ball State Transfer Students
Year Enrolled in Interior Design the Following Fall Semester Students Who Did Not Re-enroll Total Students Percentage Enrolled in Interior Design one year Later Attrition
Fall 2018 3 0 3 100% 0%
Fall 2019 1 1 2 50% 50%
Fall 2020 5 1 6 83.33% 16.67%
Total Students 9 2 11 81.82% 18.18%
Fall 2012-14
Cohort Term Graduated within 4 years (Interior Design) Graduated within 4 years (not Interior Design) Total Students in Cohort 4 Years Graduation Rate in Interior Design 4 years Graduation Rate in Any Major
Fall 2012 6 5 23 26.09% 47.83%
Fall 2013 7 1 16 43.75% 50%
Fall 2014 9 6 25 36.00% 60%
Total Students in Cohort 22 12 64 34.38% 53.13%

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

  • 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

  • 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

Neocon IIDA student design competition winners:

  • 2018 Stephanie Kailey – 3rd place
  • 2019 Megan Draper – 2nd place
  • 2019 Emily Schripsema – 1st 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.