Moore College of Art and Design: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3793 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1057 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #986 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #69 of 155 | In Pennsylvania |
| #11 of 19 | In Philadelphia |
| #870 of 3,318 | For Geotechnical Engineering |
Quick Review
- Gender
- All female
- Acceptance rate
- 53%
- Undergraduates
- 355
- Graduates
- 13
- Male:Female Ratio
- 0:100
- 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 53% and is among the top 17% 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 | 53% | 53% | |
| Applicants | 1,510 | 1,303 | |
| Admissions | 803 | 692 | |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 113 | 98 |
172 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
35 or 31%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1130
or below
75% of them
had 1270
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the Moore College of Art and Design are 1130-1270 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
4 or 4%
submitted ACT
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 (56%) |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 59 (16%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 33 (9%) |
| Hispanic | 26 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 21 (6%) |
| Asian | 19 (5%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 3 (0.8%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Moore College of Art and Design is $38,204 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.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $26,901 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $29,618 |
| $48-75K | $42,330 |
| $75-110K | $40,338 |
| $110K+ | $41,627 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $46,400 | $46,101 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,400 | $46,101 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $46,400 | $46,101 |
| Fee in-district | $1,590 | $212 |
| Fee in-state | $1,590 | $212 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,590 | $212 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 244 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $18,034 |
| Room charge | $9,010 |
| Meal charge | $5,955 |
Moore College of Art and Design majors
Moore College of Art and Design has granted 93 bachelor's degrees across 9 programs and 11 master's across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Moore College of Art and Design.
| Major | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Arts | 28 | |
| Fashion & Apparel Design | 14 | |
| Illustration | 14 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 5 | 5 |
| Graphic Design | 10 | |
| Interior Design | 10 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 3 | 5 |
| Photography | 6 | |
| Museology & Museum Studies | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 93 | 11 |
Moore College of Art and Design has a graduation rate of 61%, which is among the 38% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 61% | 61% | |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Moore College of Art and Design has published 820 scientific papers with 23,579 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Cartography, Political Science, and Computer Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16 | 101 |
| 1992 | 16 | 128 |
| 1993 | 13 | 127 |
| 1994 | 11 | 164 |
| 1995 | 16 | 157 |
| 1996 | 22 | 168 |
| 1997 | 47 | 212 |
| 1998 | 16 | 210 |
| 1999 | 12 | 232 |
| 2000 | 16 | 293 |
| 2001 | 10 | 291 |
| 2002 | 8 | 383 |
| 2003 | 4 | 368 |
| 2004 | 5 | 439 |
| 2005 | 4 | 464 |
| 2006 | 4 | 500 |
| 2007 | 5 | 574 |
| 2008 | 11 | 587 |
| 2009 | 23 | 680 |
| 2010 | 11 | 706 |
| 2011 | 11 | 816 |
| 2012 | 13 | 855 |
| 2013 | 3 | 979 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1012 |
| 2015 | 10 | 988 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1073 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1114 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1254 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1337 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1428 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1648 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1418 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1537 |
Moore College of Art and Design alumni
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Pink
- Occupations
- record producermodeldanceractorsinger-songwriter
- Biography
-
Alecia Beth Moore, known professionally as Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her rock-influenced pop songs and powerful voice.
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Alice Neel
- Occupations
- painterphotographerlithographer
- Biography
-
Alice Neel was an American visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. Her career spanned from the 1920s to 1980s. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. She pursued a career as a figurative painter during a period when abstraction was favored, and she did not begin to gain critical praise for her work until the 1960s.
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Jessie Willcox Smith
- Occupations
- painterartistillustrator
- 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 of the Good Housekeeping covers from December 1917 to 1933. Among the more than 60 books that Smith illustrated were 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.
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Anne Parrish
- Occupations
- novelistchildren's writerart collectorwriter
- 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.
General info
| Alternative names | Moore College |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1848 |
| Academic calendar | Semesters |
| Total FTE staff | 102 |
| 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 |