Spring 2026 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:

• Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Design 

• University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture

Reaccreditation:

• Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

• Florida International University, Miami, FL
  Master of Interior Architecture 

• Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
  Master of Interior Architecture 

• Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC
  Bachelor of Interior Design 

• Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design 

• University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
  Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Art

• University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design 

• University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
  Master of Interior Design 

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture 

• University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design 

• University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture 

• University of Wisconsin, Stout, WI
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

Candidacy Status:

• George Brown College, Toronto, ON
  Honours Bachelor of Interior Design