The institute is the top design school in the U.S. The required minimum GPA is 3.0, but applicants, many from around the world, exceed it. Acceptance is extremely competitive. The program is renowned for its high level of intense study in all design areas, and its graduates are known for technical proficiency. Design professionals, including Guggenheim and Fulbright winners, teach at Pratt. The annual student show draws world-class design experts.
Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11205
718-636-3600
pratt.edu
A private college with less than 3,000 students, it offers the best faculty-to-student ratio, one teacher for every eight students. Its educational philosophy focuses on rethinking the life span of a space, and making it easily adaptable to future needs. Students are taught to think and work as communicators between a space and its environment in a changing world. Renowned designers, many graduates of the program, return to lecture and teach.
Rhode Island School of Design
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6100
risd.edu
A comprehensive five-year program that teaches students how to integrate practical, technical, and
artistic design factors into livable structures. Numerous historic sites populate the Midwest, giving students hands-on experience in preservation, urban design and sustainable design techniques.
University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design
9555 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236-1007
513-556-4933
daap.uc.edu
Founded in 1916, it offers three programs: the new Bachelor of Arts in History of the Interior and Decorative Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, and the Associate in Applied Science in Interior Design. The school is the only one of the top choices to offer a one-year, non-degree certificate program in Basic Interior Design. Students receive a complete education surrounded by examples of great design in New York City.
New York School of Interior Design
170 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021-5167
212-472-1500
nysid.edu