Each year DesignIntelligence, the Design Futures Council’s bi-monthly report on future design trends, ranks America’s Top Architectural and Design Schools.  Design leaders rely on DesignIntelligence for their comprehensive research as well as their insight into emerging design trends.  This year’s survey results have just been released.  Interior Design programs – both undergraduate and graduate are considered in their research – are listed below.

Interior Design, Graduate

1 Savannah College of Art and Design

2 Rhode Island School of Design

3 Pratt Institute

4 Cornell University (tied)

4 Parsons The New School of Design (tied)

Interior Design, Undergraduate

1 Savannah College of Art and Design

2 University of Cincinnati (tied)

2 Rhode Island School of Design (tied)

4 Pratt Institute

5 Auburn University

Do you agree with these rankings?  Let me know.  Regardless of whether you do or don’t, this is a great place to begin looking at the variety of interior design programs across the country.