Fall 2025 Accreditation Decisions
Achieving accreditation is a strong signal of a program’s commitment to delivering a quality professional-level education that prepares students for entry-level interior design practice. Programs seeking CIDA accreditation voluntarily place themselves before the scrutiny of the interior design profession by participating in a rigorous peer review process. This process requires interior design programs to conduct a thorough self-evaluation of compliance with CIDA Professional Standards and report results to CIDA. The program must also organize an extensive display of student work for CIDA’s review and host a three-member team of CIDA peer evaluators for an on-site assessment of compliance with CIDA Professional Standards. A report of the findings from this on-site evaluation as well as follow-up dialogue with the program forms the basis for a final decision on accreditation by CIDA’s Accreditation Commission.
CIDA’s Accreditation Commission is pleased to congratulate the following programs:
Initial Accreditation:
Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario
Honours Bachelor of Interior Design
Re-accreditation:
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Master of Interior ArchitectureBellevue College, Bellevue, WA
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior DesignDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Interior DesignDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA
MS in Interior Architecture and DesignMarymount University, Arlington, VA
Bachelor of Arts degreeMarymount University, Arlington, VA
Master of Arts in Interior Architecture and DesignUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA
Bachelor of Interior DesignUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Studies, Interior Design EmphasisUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Bachelor of Science in Interior ArchitectureBachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor of ScienceWade College, Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Interior DesignWentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science in Interior DesignWestern Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Bachelor of Science