Student Outcomes
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 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.