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Student Outcomes

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Uncommonly bright, driven, and unconventional, Sam Fox School students distinguish themselves not just by their excellence in art, architecture, and design, but by their diverse intellectual curiosity, and their deep engagement with the pressing issues of our time.

Student Completion Rates

MFA 2019
Graduated in Expected Program Length
90%
Graduated in 150% of Expected Program Length
100%
Program Retention
100%
MFA 2020
Graduated in Expected Program Length
100%
Graduated in 150% of Expected Program Length
100%
Program Retention
100%
MFA 2021
Graduated in Expected Program Length
100%
Graduated in 150% of Expected Program Length
100%
Program Retention
100%
Graduate Architecture Programs 2019
Graduated in Expected Program Length
88%
Graduated in 150% of Expected Program Length
97%
Program Retention
96%
MFA rates are calculated on a 2-year program length. Graduate Architecture program rates are calculated on varied program lengths up to 4+ years including dual and joint degree programs.

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the Sam Fox School at WashU pursue a variety of careers after graduation. The Sam Fox School collects and reports employment data on alumni of our graduate programs annually. Data on alumni of our undergraduate programs is collected and reported by WashU’s Center for Career Engagement.

Graduate Architecture Programs - Class of 2022

Employment

  • As of August 2023 for graduates seeking employment, 95 percent of MArch, MLA, MUD, and MS students with a known status have accepted a job.

Top Titles

  • Graduates are known to hold the following representative titles: architectural designer, designer, junior designer, landscape architect/designer, and urban planner.

Representative Employers

  • AECOM

  • CannonDesign

  • Fox Architects

  • Gensler

  • Hastings + Chivetta

  • HOK

  • Hord Coplan Macht

  • KPF

  • Payette

  • Pelli Clarke & Partners

  • Sasaki

  • SOM

Top Locations

  • Graduating students are known to be located most frequently in California, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Beijing.
Percentage of MArch, MLA, MUD, and MS graduates for whom we have postgraduate information is 99%. Graduation year was 2022. This report represents employment status as of August 2023.

Graduate Art Programs - Class of 2022

Professional Engagement

MFA-IVC

  • As of August 2023 for graduates seeking employment, 100 percent of graduates with a known status are professionally engaged in the art and design field.

MFA-VA

  • As of August 2023 for graduates seeking employment of a known status, 100 percent of graduates with a known status are professionally engaged in the art and design field.

Representative Titles

MFA-IVC

  • Assistant Professor

  • Freelance Illustrator & Designer

  • Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Visiting Lecturer

MFA-VA

  • Assistant Professor of Art and Design

  • Program Coordinator

  • Science Illustrator

  • Studio Assistant

Representative Employers

MFA-IVC

  • Western Carolina University

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • University of Central Missouri

MFA-VA

  • Arts Alliance Illinois

  • Nic Nac LLC (Artist Nick Cave)

  • University of Tampa

  • Washington University in St. Louis

Percentage of MFA-IVC graduates for whom we have postgraduate information is 67%. Graduation date was May 2022. This report represents employment status as of August 2023.

Percentage of MFA-VA graduates for whom we have postgraduate information is 78%. Graduation date was May 2022. This report represents employment status as of August 2023.

Graduate Art Programs - Class of 2021

Professional Engagement

MFA-IVC

  • As of August 2023 for graduates seeking employment, 100 percent of graduates with a known status are professionally engaged in the art and design field.

MFA-VA

  • As of August 2023 for graduates seeking employment of a known status, 100 percent of graduates with a known status are professionally engaged in the art and design field.

Representative Titles

MFA-IVC

  • Art Director

  • Character Designer

  • Assistant Professor

  • Illustrator

MFA-VA

  • Artist

  • Associate Project Manager

  • Fashion Design Faculty

  • Freelance Photographer

  • Visiting Assistant Professor

Representative Employers

MFA-IVC

  • Webster University

  • Heart of the Deernicorn Games

  • Warner Bros. Animation

MFA-VA

  • Lindenwood University

  • Spatial Business Systems

  • University of Florida

Percentage of MFA-IVC graduates for whom we have postgraduate information is 67%. Graduation date was May 2021. This report represents employment status as of August 2023.

Percentage of MFA-VA graduates for whom we have postgraduate information is 55%. Graduation date was May 2021. This report represents employment status as of August 2023.

Undergraduate Programs

Career outcome data for undergraduate programs is tracked and reported by the Center for Career Engagement.

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