Colleges to Study Interior Design

Pratt Institute

• Located in Brooklyn, New York, Pratt Institute opened in 1887 and has a combined enrollment of more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students. Admission to the private college is selective; less than half of those who apply receive admission, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. For admission consideration, all students must submit a portfolio of artwork or designs. Design students spend four years working toward a bachelor of fine arts in the field. Students participate in a total of six design studio courses, an internship and a directed research project before graduation.

  Pratt Institute
  200 Willoughby Ave.
  Brooklyn, NY 11205
  718-636-3514
  pratt.edu

Woodbury University

• Established in 1884, Woodbury University is a design college in Burbank, California. The school's suburban campus is home to approximately 1,200 undergraduate students. The college grants a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior architecture, which requires students to complete seven design studio courses and a senior research project. All students must participate in an internship or a co-operative work program to graduate. Woodbury provides architecture students with the opportunity to study abroad in France, Spain, China, South Korea, England or Germany.

  Woodbury University
  7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
  Burbank, CA 91510
  818-767-0888
  woodbury.edu

Ringling College of Art and Design

• Home to more than 1,200 undergraduate students, Ringling College of Art and Design is in Sarasota, Florida. The private, nonsectarian college opened in 1931 and grants a bachelor's degree in interior design. The four-year program features coursework in business, design history, drafting and computer design. To graduate, students participate in an internship or complete a senior design project. Study abroad is offered in France, England and Ireland. The college's career services department offers programs throughout the year that bring in recruiters for large design-related companies.

  Ringling College of Art and Design
  2700 North Tamiami Trail
  Sarasota, FL 34234
  800-255-7695
  ringling.edu

University of Minnesota at Twin Cities

• In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities 61st among all universities in the United States. The public, four-year college has more than 51,000 undergraduate and graduate students and opened in 1851 as a land grant institution. Before obtaining official admission to the college's bachelor of science in interior design program, students must complete classes in design theory and color as well as two studio classes. Those that receive admission to the program then study architecture, communications, business and psychology. An internship, a design project and a senior research paper are all requirements for graduation.

  University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
  100 Church St. Southeast
  Minneapolis, MN 55455
  800-752-1000
  umn.edu