Throughout its 35+ year history, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER) has evaluated the interior design programs of hundreds of colleges and universities throughout North America. It is important to note that not all programs seeking accreditation (or re-accreditation) are accepted.
The list below details the nearly 200 programs that have been accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation since its inception. The Council provides quality assurance for interior design education by accrediting programs that lead to a specific degree, diploma, or certificate. If an institution has a Council-accredited program, that accreditation status does not automatically extend to the same degree program delivered on a separate campus, or to a different degree program on the same campus or within the same department. The Council always publishes the name of the accredited degree. Programs may lose and regain accredited status, and in some cases, degree names change over time.
Note: The Pre-Professional Assistant Level Standards were discontinued in 1998 (status was continued through 2003). As of January 1, 2004, a program applying for accreditation must demonstrate that it culminates in a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Currently accredited programs that do not culminate in a minimum of a bachelor’s degree have until January 1, 2010 to comply. Unless otherwise noted in the right-hand column, programs are accredited at the professional level.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W
Abilene Christian University |
Abilene, TX |
7/05 to present |
Academy of Art University |
San Francisco, CA |
8/85 to present |
Ai Miami International University of Art and Design (formerly International Fine Arts College) |
Miami, FL |
3/93 to 1/97; 8/97 to 12/03 at the Pre-Professional level |
Ai Miami International University of Art and Design |
Miami, FL |
10/04 to present |
Alexandria Technical College |
Alexandria, MN |
8/75 to 12/03 at the Pre-Professional level |
Algonquin College |
Ottawa, ON |
4/01 to present |
American InterContinental University |
Los Angeles, CA |
4/97 to present |
American Intercontinental University |
Atlanta, GA |
11/92 to present |
Arizona State University |
Tempe, AZ |
3/87 to present |
The Art Center Design College |
Tucson, AZ |
5/04 to present |
Art Institute of Atlanta |
Atlanta, GA |
4/97 to present |
Art Institute of Colorado |
Denver, CO |
10/04 to present |
The Art Institute of Dallas |
Dallas, TX |
10/03 to present |
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
7/06 to present |
The Art Institute of Houston |
Houston, TX |
7/05 to present |
The Art Institute of Phoenix |
Phoenix, AZ |
2/06 to present |
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Science in Interior Design) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
4/07 to present |
Atlanta College of Art |
Atlanta, GA |
5/98 to 11/01 |
Auburn University |
Auburn, AL |
3/78 to 4/99 |
Auburn University |
Auburn, AL |
8/98 to present |
Ball State University |
Muncie, IN |
7/07 to present |
Bauder College |
Atlanta, GA |
4/97 to 9/00 at the Pre-Professional level |
Bauder College in Fort Lauderdale |
Miami, FL |
8/76 to 3/84 at the Pre-Professional level |
Baylor University |
Waco, TX |
7/05 to present |
Bellevue Community College |
Bellevue, WA |
7/06 to present |
Berkeley College/Bergen Campus |
Paramus, NJ |
8/96 to 12/03 at the Pre-Professional level |
Boston Architectural Center |
Boston, MA |
11/02 to present |
Brenau University |
Gainesville, GA |
8/93 to present |
Brigham Young University - Idaho |
Rexburg, ID |
11/01 to present |
Brooks College |
Long Beach, CA |
8/96 to 12/03 at the Pre-Professional level; 10/04 to present at the Professional level |
Buffalo State |
Buffalo, NY |
10/00 to present |
California College of the Arts |
San Francisco, CA |
8/78 to present |
California Polytechnic State University |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
3/86 to 6/95 |
California State University, Fresno |
Fresno, CA |
8/86 to present |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach, CA |
8/80 to 8/94 |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach, CA |
8/78 to 6/94 |
California State University, Northridge |
Northridge, CA |
5/98 to present |
California State University, Sacramento |
Sacramento, CA |
8/91 to present |
Chamberlayne Junior College |
Boston, MA |
8/84 to 6/88 at the Pre-Professional level |
Chamberlayne Junior College |
Boston, MA |
8/74 to 6/86 at the |
The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) |
Ewing, NJ |
8/84 to 6/99 |
Colorado State University |
Fort Collins, CO |
8/91 to present |
Columbia College Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
5/05 to present |
Columbus College of Art & Design |
Columbus, OH |
5/00 to present |
Converse College |
Spartanburg, SC |
3/88 to 6/94 |
Cornell University |
Ithaca, NY |
8/86 to present |
Dakota County Technical College |
Rosemount, MN |
10/03 to present at the Professional level |
Dakota County Technical College |
Rosemount, MN |
8/81 to 2003 at the |
Dawson College |
Westmount, QC |
3/85 to present |
Design Institute of San Diego |
San Diego, CA |
4/85 to 3/91 |
Design Institute of San Diego |
San Diego, CA |
3/91 to present |
Drexel University |
Philadelphia, PA |
3/79 to 6/93; |
East Carolina University |
Greenville, NC |
8/95 to present |
Eastern Kentucky University |
Richmond, KY |
3/84 to 4/92 |
Eastern Michigan University |
Ypsilanti, MI |
3/87 to present |
El Centro College |
Dallas, TX |
8/75 to present |
Endicott College |
Beverly, MA |
8/93 to present |
The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising |
Los Angeles, CA |
3/79 to 12/03 at the |
Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York |
New York, NY |
3/81 to 9/00 at the |
Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York |
New York, NY |
9/90 to present |
Florida International University |
Miami, FL |
2/06 to present |
Florida State University |
Tallahassee, FL |
3/75 to present |
Georgia Southern University |
Statesboro, GA |
10/00 to present |
The George Washington University at Mount Vernon Campus |
Washington, DC |
3/79 to present |
Harrington College of Design (formerly Harrington Institute of Interior Design) |
Chicago, IL |
8/94 to present |
Harrington College of Design (formerly Harrington Institute of Interior Design) |
Chicago, IL |
8/76 to 8/95 at the |
High Point University |
High Point, NC |
7/07 to present |
Houston Community College System/Central College |
Houston, TX |
8/95 to 12/03 at the |
Humber Institute of Advanced Learning & Technology |
Etobicoke, ON |
5/00 to present |
The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
11/01 to present |
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg |
Schaumburg, IL |
8/98 to present |
Illinois State University |
Normal, IL |
5/02 to present |
Indiana State University |
Terre Haute, IN |
8/78 to 8/86; |
Indiana University |
Bloomington, IN |
9/91 to present |
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Technology) |
Indianapolis, IN |
3/08 to present |
Interior Design Institute of Denver |
Denver, CO |
3/85 to 12/93 |
Interior Design Institute of Denver |
Denver, CO |
8/77 to 6/90 at the |
Interior Designers Institute |
Newport Beach, CA |
8/92 to present |
International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa |
Tampa, FL |
8/92 to present |
International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
8/93 to present |
International Academy of Design and Technology, Toronto |
Toronto, ON |
4/96 to present |
Iowa State University of Science and Technology |
Ames, IA |
8/83 to present |
James Madison University |
Harrisonburg, VA |
8/95 to present |
Kansas State University |
Manhattan, KS |
8/81 to present |
Kansas State University |
Manhattan, KS |
3/74 to present |
Kean University |
Union, NJ |
10/99 to present |
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University |
Grand Rapids, MI |
8/85 to present |
Kendall School of Design |
Grand Rapids, MI |
8/74 to 3/89 at the |
Kent State University |
Kent, OH |
8/84 to 8/87; |
Kwantlen University College |
Richmond, BC |
5/00 to present |
La Roche College |
Pittsburgh, PA |
3/86 to present |
Lakeland College |
Vermilion, AB |
8/92 to 12/03 at the |
Lawrence Technological University |
Southfield, MI |
3/87 to present |
Louisiana State University |
Baton Rouge, LA |
8/75 to present |
Louisiana Tech University |
Ruston, LA |
3/83 to present |
Maryland Institute College of Art |
Baltimore, MD |
8/94 to 7/00 |
Marylhurst University |
Marylhurst, OR |
7/06 to present |
Marymount University |
Arlington, VA |
5/05 to present |
Marymount University |
Arlington, VA |
8/85 to present |
Maryville University of St. Louis |
St. Louis, MO |
8/78 to present |
Meredith College |
Raleigh, NC |
8/94 to present |
Mesa Community College |
Mesa, AZ |
7/06 to present |
Miami University |
Oxford, OH |
8/82 to 6/93 |
Miami University |
Oxford, OH |
11/02 to present |
Michigan State University |
East Lansing, MI |
8/75 to present |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Murfreesboro, TN |
4/97 to present |
Mississippi State University |
Mississippi State, MS |
6/93 to present |
Moore College of Art and Design |
Philadelphia, PA |
9/90 to present |
Mount Ida College |
Newton Centre, MA |
3/95 to present |
Mount Mary College |
Milwaukee, WI |
8/86 to present |
Mount Royal College |
Calgary, AB |
3/81 to 11/01 |
Mount Royal College |
Calgary, AB |
7/05 to present |
New Brunswick Community College - Dieppe |
Dieppe, NB, Canada |
2/07 to present |
The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University |
Boston, MA |
3/84 to present |
New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury |
Old Westbury, NY |
8/84 to present |
New York School of Interior Design |
New York, NY |
8/77 to present |
New York School of Interior Design |
New York, NY |
8/75 to 4/96 at the |
Newbury College |
Brookline, MA |
10/03 to present |
Newbury College |
Brookline, MA |
4/96 to 12/03 at the |
North Dakota State University |
Fargo, ND |
9/90 to present |
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Edmonton, AB |
8/96 to 12/03 at the |
Ohio University |
Athens, OH |
8/88 to 8/92; |
The Ohio State University |
Columbus, OH |
3/92 to present |
Oklahoma State University |
Stillwater, OK |
8/84 to present |
O'More College of Design |
Franklin, TN |
8/84 to present |
O'More College of Interior Design |
Franklin, TN |
8/78 to 3/91 at the |
Philadelphia University |
Philadelphia, PA |
3/94 to present |
Pratt Institute |
Brooklyn, NY |
8/88 to present |
Purdue University |
West Lafayette, IN |
3/74 to 4/91; |
Radford University |
Radford, VA |
7/06 to present |
Rhode Island School of Design |
Providence, RI |
8/77 to 6/94 |
Ricks College |
Rexburg, ID |
8/88 to 11/01 at the |
Ringling College of Art and Design (formerly Ringling School of Art and Design) |
Sarasota, FL |
8/86 to present |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Rochester, NY |
8/97 to present |
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design |
Lakewood, CO |
11/01 to present |
Ryerson University |
Toronto, ON |
8/82 to present |
Samford University |
Birmingham, AL |
5/00 to present |
San Diego Mesa College |
San Diego, CA |
8/97 to 12/03 at the |
San Diego State University |
San Diego, CA |
3/84 to 3/00; |
School of Visual Arts |
New York, NY |
5/98 to present |
Scottsdale Community College |
Scottsdale, AZ |
7/05 to present |
Seminole Community College |
Sanford, FL |
8/92 to 12/03 at the |
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
Oakville, ON, Canada |
2/07 to present |
South Dakota State University |
Brookings, SD |
2/07 to present |
Southern College |
Orlando, FL |
3/93 to 6/01 at the |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Carbondale, IL |
3/75 to present |
Southern Institute School of Interior Design at Virginia College |
Birmingham, AL |
02/06 to present |
Spokane Falls Community College |
Spokane, WA |
3/79 to 6/85 at the |
St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Windsor, ON |
7/05 to present |
Stephen F. Austin State University |
Nacogdoches, TX |
3/85 to present |
Suffolk County Community College |
Riverhead, NY |
8/97 to 12/03 at the |
Syracuse University |
Syracuse, NY |
3/85 to 12/03 |
Syracuse University |
Syracuse, NY |
3/75 to 8/77; |
Texas Christian University |
Fort Worth, TX |
8/76 to present |
Texas State University - San Marcos |
San Marcos, TX |
3/88 to present |
Texas Tech University |
Lubbock, TX |
8/73 to 8/86 |
Texas Tech University |
Lubbock, TX |
8/88 to present |
Texas Woman's University |
Denton, TX |
3/81 to 3/90 |
UCLA Extension |
Los Angeles, CA |
8/80 to present |
University of Akron |
Akron, OH |
8/97 to present |
University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
3/80 to present |
University of Arkansas |
Fayetteville, AR |
3/92 to present |
University of California, Berkeley Extension |
San Francisco, CA |
3/94 to present |
University of Central Arkansas |
Conway, AR |
7/06 to present |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Edmond, OK |
5/04 to present |
University of Cincinnati |
Cincinnati, OH |
8/73 to present |
University of Florida |
Gainesville, FL |
8/74 to present |
The University of Georgia |
Athens, GA |
8/73 to present |
University of the Incarnate Word |
San Antonio, TX |
7/06 to present |
University of Kentucky |
Lexington, KY |
3/81 to present |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Lafayette, LA |
8/91 to present |
University of Louisville |
Louisville, KY |
8/98 to present |
University of Manitoba |
Winnipeg, MB |
7/05 to present |
University of Maryland |
College Park, MD |
3/86 to 10/89 |
University of Massachusetts/Amherst |
Amherst, MA |
8/78 to 9/03 |
The University of Memphis |
Memphis, TN |
5/02 to present |
University of Minnesota |
St. Paul, MN |
8/75 to present |
University of Missouri, Columbia |
Columbia, MO |
8/73 to present |
University of Nebraska |
Lincoln, NE |
8/76 to present |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Las Vegas, NV |
5/98 to present |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Greensboro, NC |
8/93 to present |
University of North Texas |
Denton, TX |
8/77 to present |
The University of Oklahoma |
Norman, OK |
8/87 to present |
University of Oregon |
Eugene, OR |
8/74 to present |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hattiesburg, MS |
3/91 to present |
University of Tennessee |
Knoxville, TN |
8/87 to 8/94 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Chattanooga, TN |
11/02 to present |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Knoxville, TN |
8/81 to present |
The University of Texas at Arlington |
Arlington, TX |
8/78 to 8/87; |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Austin, TX |
8/73 to present |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
San Antonio, TX |
5/00 to present |
University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Madison, WI |
3/82 to present |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
Stevens Point, WI |
8/95 to present |
University of Wisconsin - Stout |
Menomonie, WI |
5/00 to present |
Utah State University |
Logan, UT |
8/92 to present |
Villa Maria College of Buffalo |
Buffalo, NY |
6/93 to 12/03 at the |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond, VA |
8/73 to present |
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar |
Doha, Qatar |
7/05 to present |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Blacksburg, VA |
8/86 to present |
Washington State University |
Spokane, WA |
8/78 to present |
Watkins College of Art & Design |
Nashville, TN |
8/92 to 12/03 at the Pre-Professional level |
Watkins College of Art & Design |
Nashville, TN |
5/04 to present |
Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Boston, MA |
8/91 to present |
West Valley College |
Saratoga, CA |
8/87 to present |
West Virginia University |
Morgantown, WV |
3/94 to present |
Western Carolina University |
Cullowhee, NC |
8/96 to present |
Western Michigan University |
Kalamazoo, MI |
8/97 to present |
Winthrop University |
Rock Hill, SC |
9/90 to present |
Woodbury University |
Burbank, CA |
8/82 to 8/87; |
* Unless otherwise noted in the right hand column, programs are accredited at the professional level.