2022-2023 Student Achievement Data

Maryville University
Interior Design Program
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Our degree program requires 128 credit hours. On average, it takes a full-time student approximately four years to complete. Typically during the first two years of the program students carry 18 credit hours per semester and 15 credit hours per semester during the last two years.

The following data was collected using institutional records and an alumni survey that was administered 6 months after the class of 2022 graduated. 81% alumni responded to the survey.

Career Outcomes:

85% of students who graduated in May 2022 are employed in interior design or a related profession. The career outcome rate of 85% is based on an 81% knowledge rate* for the Class of 2022.

Student Attrition and Retention:

68% of new, full-time students admitted in the fall of 2022 returned in the fall of 2023, putting attrition at 32%.

Graduation Rates:

88% of students graduating in May 2022 graduated in four years.

Acceptance into Graduate Programs:

6% of the May 2022 graduating class applied for and were accepted into graduate programs.

*The knowledge rate is the percentage of students we have “knowledge” of their basic outcome information. Institutions should strive to meet or exceed the NACE minimum standard knowledge of 65%.