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#3886 of 14,131 In the World
#1087 of 2,597 In North America
#1016 of 2,496 In the United States
#69 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#11 of 19 In Philadelphia
#975 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
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Gender
All female
Acceptance rate
61%
Average SAT
1322
Average ACT
28
Avg. cost to attend
$44,371 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
390
Graduates
9
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
moore.edu

Moore College of Art and Design Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Moore College of Art and Design has an acceptance rate of 61% and is among the top 24% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 61% 61%
Applicants 1,322 1,322
Admissions 800 800
Freshmen enrolled full time 108 108

187 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
26 or 24%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1233
or below

75% of them
had 1411
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the Moore College of Art and Design are 1233-1411 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
5 or 5%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 25
or below

75% of them
had 31
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the Moore College of Art and Design are 25-31 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Formal demonstration of competencies Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 207 (52%)
Black or African American 64 (16%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 44 (11%)
Two or more races 36 (9%)
Hispanic 30 (8%)
Asian 16 (4%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Moore College of Art and Design is $44,371 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$44,371/year
Average aid awarded
$24,267
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $39,174
$30-48K $36,789
$48-75K $47,139
$75-110K $46,646
$110K+ $46,274

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $48,256$62,930
Tuition in-state $48,256$62,930
Tuition out-of-state $48,256$62,930
Fee in-district $2,023$2,539
Fee in-state $2,023$2,539
Fee out-of-state $2,023$2,539

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 271
Combined charge for room and board $18,756
Room charge $9,010
Meal charge $5,955

Moore College of Art and Design majors

Moore College of Art and Design has granted 75 bachelor's degrees across 9 programs and 12 master's across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Moore College of Art and Design.

Major Bachelor Master
Illustration 22
Digital Arts 13
Fine & Studio Arts, General 7 6
Graphic Design 12
Art Teacher Education 2 6
Interior Design 8
Fashion & Apparel Design 6
Photography 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
Grand Total 75 12

Moore College of Art and Design has a graduation rate of 63%, which is among the 34% highest for universities in the US.

Total Women
Graduation rate 63% 63%
  • Full-time retention rate - 81%

Publications & Citations

Moore College of Art and Design has published 918 scientific papers with 29,651 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Geology, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Cartography, Political Science, and Computer Science.

Publications
918
Citations
29,651

Publication / Citation count by topic

Environmental Science
606 / 26,061
Engineering
563 / 25,115
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
487 / 5,967
Geology
457 / 24,318
Physics
416 / 21,991
Biology
380 / 8,108
Chemistry
369 / 20,931
Geography and Cartography
316 / 5,174
Political Science
280 / 2,679
Computer Science
268 / 4,580
Law
260 / 2,673
Ecology
243 / 4,590
Geotechnical Engineering
232 / 20,616
History
229 / 3,618
Quantum and Particle physics
223 / 18,790
Paleontology
219 / 5,792
Materials Science
208 / 19,156
Business
202 / 1,519
Archaeology
196 / 3,079
Philosophy
192 / 1,671
Medicine
179 / 3,222
Earth science and Geophysics
156 / 4,149
Sociology
147 / 1,826
Organic Chemistry
138 / 2,323
Oceanography
133 / 2,171
Structural Engineering
125 / 3,320
Psychology
123 / 1,035
Economics
113 / 1,257
Mathematics
109 / 1,333
Art & Design
108 / 879
Mechanical Engineering
105 / 1,071
Management
104 / 646
Civil Engineering
103 / 4,056
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
90 / 1,020
Metallurgical Engineering
84 / 1,649
Environmental Management
83 / 1,170
Petrology and Geochemistry
79 / 2,161
Biochemistry
76 / 945
Genetics
75 / 1,066
Linguistics
75 / 573

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 17 173
1993 14 164
1994 12 199
1995 21 187
1996 26 213
1997 48 258
1998 20 256
1999 11 282
2000 16 336
2001 12 352
2002 8 470
2003 6 460
2004 5 506
2005 5 539
2006 4 604
2007 5 652
2008 8 688
2009 5 783
2010 16 813
2011 8 934
2012 16 1007
2013 14 1096
2014 11 1134
2015 13 1109
2016 18 1239
2017 13 1262
2018 12 1458
2019 20 1523
2020 27 1644
2021 17 1897
2022 21 1562
2023 20 1786
2024 23 1814
Academic rankings

Moore College of Art and Design alumni

  1. Pink

    Pink
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    film actorsinger-songwriteractordancermodel
    Biography

    Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, known professionally as Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her rock-influenced pop songs, powerful contralto voice, and activism.

  2. Alice Neel

    Alice Neel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1900-1984 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    photographerpainterlithographer
    Biography

    Alice Neel was an American visual artist. Recognized for her paintings of friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers, Neel is considered one of the greatest American portraitists of the 20th century. Her career spanned from the 1920s to 1980s.

  3. Jessie Willcox Smith

    Jessie Willcox Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1863-1935 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    artistpainterillustrator
    Biography

    Jessie Willcox Smith was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". A contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Smith illustrated stories and articles for clients such as Century, Collier's, Leslie's Weekly, Harper's, McClure's, Scribners, and the Ladies' Home Journal. She had an ongoing relationship with Good Housekeeping, which included a long-running Mother Goose series of illustrations and also the creation of all the Good Housekeeping covers from December 1917 to 1933. Smith illustrated over sixty books, including notable works like Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and An Old-Fashioned Girl, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline, and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses.

  4. Anne Parrish

    Anne Parrish
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1888-1957 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    writerart collectorchildren's writernovelist
    Biography

    Anne Parrish was an American novelist and writer of children's books. She was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal three times from 1925 to 1951.

All 11 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Moore College
Founded 1848
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 104
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools

Location and contacts

Address 20th and the Parkway
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103-1179
United States
City population 1,604,000
Phone 2155684515

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