Student Achievement Data

Explore student achievement data for Central Michigan University’s CIDA-accredited Interior Design program, including graduate employment rates, student retention, graduation rates, and graduate school outcomes.

Bachelor of Applied Arts

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Job placement

89 percent of our students who graduated in the 2024-2025 school year are employed in design or design-related positions.

Acceptance into graduate programs

One of the graduates from the 2024-2025 school year applied to graduate school.

Student retention

96 percent of the students admitted to the program between 2023 and 2025 have been retained in the program as a major or minor.

Graduation rates

Of the students graduating in the 2024-2025 school year, those who started at CMU as a freshman graduated in an average of 3.7 years. Students who transferred to CMU graduated in an average of 3.3 years. Some students choose to take 12 credits a semester or less to work part or full-time to cover their educational expenses, impacting their ability to graduate within four years.

 

Interior Design