Moore College of Art and Design
Acceptance rate
56.5%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Tuition per year
$52,674
$72,180 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
Undergraduates
535
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
52.9%
4-year; 6-year rate 61.4%
Peer median 52.9%
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.moore.edu
- Undergraduates
- 535
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Philadelphia
- Nearest international airport
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 7 mi
- Also known as
- Moore College
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Cathy Young (President)
- Phone
- 2155684515
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 20th and the Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
School and Program Rankings
U.S. News school and program rankings · Click a school to see its programs, and a program for its full ranking
Graduate Rankings · 2026 edition
Ranks in blue are top 10 · ▲▼ change from the previous edition · “—” means no overall ranking for that school · Medical schools are ranked in tiers since the 2025 edition
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 81% submitted SAT, 18% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 6 in 10
1,541 applicants in 2025, 56.5% admitted
870 admitted 671 not admitted Yield 16.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Art Teacher Education · Master's4 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Arts. | $20,838 | |||
| Fashion/Apparel Design. | $30,471 | |||
| Interior Design. | $30,471 | |||
| Graphic Design. | $30,471 | |||
| Illustration. | $30,471 | |||
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production. | - | |||
| Photography. | - | |||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Teacher Education. | - |
Students
549 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 0:100 · Freshman retention 80.6%
- Continuing undergraduates 287
- First-year undergraduates 144
- Graduate students 14
- Transfers and others 104
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (535)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 1.5% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$72,180
- Undergraduate tuition
- $52,674
- Room and board
- $19,506
- Graduate tuition
- $58,694
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 43% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 41%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$25.4M
Expenses$19.5M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 1.2 mi
U.S. News #7
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Haverford CollegeHaverford · 7.9 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 8.9 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore · 10.3 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Villanova UniversityVillanova · 10.5 mi
U.S. News #42
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 38.3 mi
U.S. News #2
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 46.2 mi
U.S. News #44
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Lafayette CollegeEaston · 51.3 mi
Liberal Arts #30
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 53.5 mi
U.S. News #44
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Moore College of Art and Design include Pink (Singer, songwriter and actress), Alice Neel (Painter known for portraits) and Jessie Willcox Smith (Illustrator of the Golden Age of American illustration).
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Pink 1979–
Singer, songwriter and actress
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Alice Neel 1900–1984
Painter known for portraits
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Jessie Willcox Smith 1863–1935
Illustrator of the Golden Age of American illustration
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Alice Barber Stephens 1858–1932
Painter and engraver known for illustrations
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Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer 1873–1943
Illustrator, painter and printmaker
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Judith Joy Ross 1946–
American portrait photographer
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Bessie Pease Gutmann 1876–1960
Illustrator noted for paintings of infants and children
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Anne Parrish 1888–1957
Novelist and children's book writer
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Adrienne Vittadini 1945–
Fashion designer
More alumni (7, by field)
Arts and media
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Ingrid Croce 1947–
Author, singer-songwriter and restaurateur
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Erika Lopez 1968–
American cartoonist, novelist and performance artist
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Anna Russell Jones 1902–1995
Artist known for graphic, carpet and textile design
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Janet Biggs 1959–
Visual artist working in video and photography
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Pat Ward Williams 1948–
Photographer whose work explores race, gender and history
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Laura Marie Greenwood 1897–1951
Painter of portraits and still lifes
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Paulette Van Roekens 1895–1988
Painter and educator, Pennsylvania Impressionist
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.