Student Achievement Data

Job Placement Rates

92.3% of students who graduated in 2025 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
100% of students who graduated in 2024 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
88.3% of students who graduated in 2023 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
83.3% of students who graduated in 2022 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
100% of students who graduated in 2021 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
88% of students who graduated in 2020 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
94% of students who graduated in 2019 were employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
100% of students who graduated in 2018 was employed in the interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.

Employment Placement

AECOM, AMDG Architects, Anderson Miller Ltd., Ankrom Moisan Architects, Aritzia, Central Michigan Building Services, Community Resource Management Corporation, Custer, dPOP, Focus Design Interiors Inc., Gensler, GMB Architecture + Engineering, Herman Miller, HKS, HOK, Innovare, Interior Inspirations, JD Dragon Design Studio, Kadlec Architecture & Design, Kathleen McGovern Studio of Interior Design, Kira David Design, Kraemer Design Group, Luca Lanzette Group, MarxModa, NBS Commercial Interiors, Nelson, Neumann/Smith Architecture, Pace Howe Design, Pophouse, Reem Akkad Design, Rightsize Facility, Stantec, Steelcase, The Gettys Group Companies, TMP Architecture, and WorkSquared.

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

15.4% of students who graduated in 2025 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.
None of the students who graduated in 2024 applied for graduate school.
5.9% of students who graduated in 2023 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.
None of the students who graduated in 2022 or 2021 applied for graduate school.
5.9% of students who graduated in 2020 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.
5.3% of students who graduated in 2019 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.
13.3% of students who graduated in 2018 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.

Retention/Attrition

The Interior Design program has limited enrollment for the upper division. Pre-major Interior Design students must pass the second-year portfolio review to be admitted into the third year of the Interior Design program.

2026

First-Year Review: 26 students submitted first-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the second year of the program.

2025

First-Year Review: 32 students submitted first-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the second year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2025 returned in the fall of 2025, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2024

First-Year Review: 28 students submitted first-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the second year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2024 returned in the fall of 2024, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2023

First-Year Review: 34 students submitted first-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the second year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2023 returned in the fall of 2023, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2022

First-Year Review: 28 students submitted first-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the second year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2022 returned in the fall of 2022, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2021

Second-Year Review: 21 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 19 students were admitted into the third year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2021 returned in the fall of 2021, putting the attrition rate at 0%.
First-year Review: 25 students submitted first-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the second year of the program.
95% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2021 returned in the fall of 2021, putting the attrition rate at 5%.

2020

Second-Year Review: 22 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the third year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2020 returned in the fall of 2020, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2019

Second-Year Review: 26 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the third year of the program.
100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2019 returned in the fall of 2019, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2018

Second-Year Review: 28 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the third year of the program.
95% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2018 returned in the fall of 2018, putting the attrition rate at 5%.

Graduation Rates

Of the students graduating in 2023, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
Of the students graduating in 2022, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
Of the students graduating in 2021, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
Of the students graduating in 2020, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
Of the students graduating in 2019, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
Of the students graduating in 2018, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.

Awards/Competitions/Scholarships

2022-2023 Academic Year

Schwabauer and NBS Commercial Interiors Scholarship:
- Taylor Martinez, Jordan Green, Bowei Li

Morna Kline Memorial Fund:
- Isabella Centeno

Margaret Mika Endowed Scholarship:
- Insiya Burhani, Monika Abarius, Emily bojo, Sophia Brown, Rachel Lang, Kalub Strom, Gabrielle Musser, Elizabeth Mannes, Lilly Hilgendorf, Gurasees Dhingra, Hannah Hamel, Sydney Mendenhall, Brittany Selzer, Grace McKnight, Selena Lulic

Mary Shipley Endowed Scholarship:
- Maggie Kewley, Alexandra Azzam

Crandell Family Interior Design Scholarship:
- Elizabeth Roland

Suzanne Riebschlager Design Scholarship:
- Jordan Green, Taylor Martinez

IDSO/NBS Commercial Interiors Charrette Scholarship:
- First place: Brooklyn Nurenberg, Emma Sturgill, Kalub Strom, Madison Cytlak, Gabriella Gluzman
- Second place: Jordan Wing, Sydney Jones, Emily Bojo, Lilly Hilgendorf, Paulina Zuniga, Ally Leone

International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) ThinkUp Design Competition:
- Robyn Bauer's (ID Junior) and her team won first place, and Insiya Burhani (ID Senior) and her team won second place in Fall 2022.

2021-2022 Academic Year

Schwabauer and NBS Commercial Interiors Scholarship:
- Bridget Hipp, Emily Bojo, Monika Abarius

Morna Kline Memorial Fund:
- Mahlah Armstead

Margaret Mika Endowed Scholarship:
- Undergraduates: Brooklyn Nurenberg, Olivia Owen, Sydney Taylor, Won Jang.
- Graduates: Rabia Faizan, Morna Halsaxton

Mary Shipley Endowed Scholarship:
- Alexis Traxler, Bin Kuang, Mackenzie Wells, Sydney Jones

Mary Louise Gephart Donnell Fellowship:
- Kristy Kellom, Morna Hallsaxton, Rabia Faizan

IDSO/NBS Commercial Interiors Charrette Scholarship:
- First place: Jessica Sluiter, Sydney herm, Sydney Taylor, Tiana Ross, Emma Sturgill, Samantha Brown
- Second place: Julia Gough, Mahlah Armstead, Megan DePolo, Emily Bojo, Rachel Myers, Sammy Pietrinferno, Taylor Martinez

International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) ThinkUp Design Competition:
- Olivia Owen, Mikayla Greenlund

USGBC Student Design Competition:
- ID seniors, Bowei Li and Emma Sturgill were recognized with Honorable Mention.

IIDA Student Design Competition at NeoCon 2022:
- Kalub Strom's (ID junior) team won first place, and Gaby David's (ID junior) team won third place.

Gephart Donnel Fellowship:
- Rabia Faizan (ED doctoral student) was awarded a Gephart Donnel Fellowship($3,000).

IIDA ThinkUp Competition:
- Bridget Hipp's (ID senior) team won first place, and Emma Sturgill's (ID junior) team won second place.

2020-2021 Academic Year

Schwabauer and NBS Commercial Interiors Scholarship:
- Won Jang, Monika Abarius

Morna Kline Memorial Fund:
- Jieun Yun

Mary Shipley Endowed Scholarship:
- Taylor Howes, Jieun Yun

IDSO/NBS Commercial Interiors Charrette Scholarship:
- First place: Jessica Sluiter , Dima Alnajjar , Tommy Lorio , Brooklyn Nurenberg
- Second place: Julia Kassel , Monika Gerber , Won Jang, Emily Bojo, Kalub Strom

Home Builders Association-Professional Women in Building (HBA-PWB) Scholarship:
- Nicole Laffrey

Mary Louise Gephart Donnell Fellowship:
- Deidre Cimino, Hebatella Nazmy, Kristy Kellom

Home Builders Association (HBA) Design Challenge:
- First place: Gyuri Jang, Dima Alnajjar, Julia Kasse
- Second place: Megan Emke, Lucia Cibelli, Jiuen Yun
- Third place: Rachel Rantenan, Chloe Jaworski, Sophia Tigla

International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) ThinkUp Design Competition:
- Lucia Cibelli, Sydney Rieck

International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) Michigan Finish 2 Fashion Competition:
- Best Hair & Makeup and People's Choice Awards: Sam Babineau, Marleigh VandenBussche, Elizabeth Sullwold, Wonney Jang, Brooklyn Nurenburg, Monique Ross, Juhi Patel, Mary Emerick, Jenna Erickson, Jessica Sluiter