- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19103Founded 1848
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1848
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.moore.edu
- Member of
- WCC
PennsylvaniaWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Moore College of Art and Design
Moore College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 535 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $44,587 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention81%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans80%
$44,587net price / year
56%admission rate
1282average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$44,219median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,471 of 1,704 for earnings#1,694 of 1,739 for lowest net price#853 of 1,738 for graduation rate#313 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $73,709tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,166
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,166
- Average net price
- $44,587national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$40,813
$30,001–48,000$39,290
$48,001–75,000$37,105
$75,001–110,000$46,663
$110,001+$48,483
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1282
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 620–710
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,091
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,219middle 50%: $29,229–$66,544
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,544
Median, Moore College of Art and Design$44,219
Lower quarter$29,229
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 535
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 25%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,081 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,319
- Endowment, end of year
- $51,242,825
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic6.4%
Black16%
Asian3.4%
Two or more races9.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown17%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts98%
Education1.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA | $42,853 | 47% | $44,742 |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | $40,801 | 51% | $38,062 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA | $48,678 | 60% | $47,172 |
| California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA | $41,109 | 64% | $58,957 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 214148. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3323609.