Membership Levels

UCDA is an individual-based membership association. Current membership categories, including the annual membership fee, are as follows:

PROFESSIONAL ($245)*
Note that effective 12/09/22, the Associate and the Professional levels were combined.
For those actively involved in the design of communications or design administrators working at educational institutions; and for those actively involved in the design of communications for educational institutions or design firms but do not work at an education institution; and for interested advancement professionals in a related field who are not actively involved in design.

FACULTY ($175)
Design faculty play a critical role in educating and inspiring new designers. In appreciation of the work you do, UCDA offers a discounted membership category for faculty.

CORPORATE ($295)
For individuals who work at commercial firms that serve or support design, education, or a related field.

STUDENT ($50)
Full-time undergraduate or graduate students of design or a related discipline.

RETIRED ($50)
Individuals who have retired and are no longer employed full time as a designer for institutions of higher education, as a design administrator, or design educator.


*Institutional Discount
When registering three or more Professional paying members, pay only $220 each. Please send in all forms together with one payment or use discount code 3PLUS for online applications.