Employment | Purdue West Lafayette's Interior Design Program
Student Achievement Data
Graduating Classes of 2024-2026
The following data was collected using institutional records, graduate surveys administered at the time of graduation and again 4-6 months after graduation, and personal communication and social media connections with Faculty.
in the last three years….
Student Attrition and Retention
94% of students who passed the portfolio review continued to graduation
72% of incoming Freshman who declared interested in Interior design completed the degree
Graduation Rates:
It took an average of 4.02 years for students to graduate
Acceptance into Graduate Programs:
4% applied and were accepted into graduate school
Job Placement Rates:
74% were employed within the first 6 months of graduation*
80% were employed within the first year of graduation*
*2026 data only available for first 4 months after graduation at the time of publication
Places of Employment
2024-2026
Below is a sample of the firms that hired our graduates
Gensler, Tokyo
Gensler, New York
Perkins & Will, Chicago
Perkins & Will, Dallas
HKS, Richmond
HKS, Dallas
Walt Disney Imagineering, CA
Ware Malcomb, Chicago
LB Architects, New York
Populous, Los Angeles
Tappe Architects, Boston
MMA, Grand Rapids
DLR Group, Chicago
Ratio Architects, Indianapolis
Studio Axis, Indianapolis
Carson Design Associates, Indianapolis
Parallel Design Group, Indianapolis
Interior Image Group (IIG), Crown Point
Internship Opportunities
Interior Design students are required to complete a minimum of one internship under the guidance of a professional interior designer, but may complete more. In addition to interior design internships, many students participate in a broad range of other kinds of internship opportunities offered on the Purdue campus, providing additional invaluable networking platforms. Resources include:
Purdue Center for Career Opportunity (CCO)
Purdue Center For Career Opportunities - This portal offers Purdue students the opportunity to find internships and jobs via its network. Companies can sign up to recruit Purdue students.
Purdue Office of Professional Practice (OPP)
The Office of Professional Practice provides students with professional work and research experiences alongside their world-class Purdue education.
Margo Katherine Wilke Undergraduate Research Internship
The program provides opportunities for students to work with faculty in the College of Liberal Arts on cutting-edge research projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Job-Ready Internship Fund
Job-Ready objectives will be: (1) To provide employers with access to CLA students’ unique skills; (2) To encourage CLA students to pursue summer internships and to make unpaid and low-paid internships a viable option for more students; and (3) To enrich CLA students’ understanding of relevant issues and opportunities to be a force for good in their lives after graduation.
City Internships
City Internships provides immersive career training programs for college students and recent graduates. They’re designed to expand your horizons and get you job-ready. For each program, on top of hard and soft skill building at weekly career seminars, workshops and networking events, you’ll undertake an internship placement at one of our partner companies. You’ll develop real-world skills, build your professional network, and fast-track your career.