Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA20th and the Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179
215-568-4515
Moore College of Art and Design is a private art college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Moore is the first and oldest women's art college in the United States. It was named after its first president, John Moore, and later renamed Moore College of Art and Design in 1932. The college offers bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, and fashion design. Moore also offers non-credit courses for professional development and continuing education.
The college's campus is located in Philadelphia's Center City, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Rodin Museum. The campus includes several buildings, including the historic 1877 Main Building, the Arts Annex, the Dorrance Hamilton Center for the Arts, and the recently renovated and expanded Goldie Paley Center for Media Arts. Moore also owns and operates the Moore College Gallery, a contemporary art gallery located in Center City.
Moore College of Art and Design is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 389
Acceptance Rate: 50.04%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.moore.edu/
Financial Aid: https://moore.edu/admissions/bfa-admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $64842
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $64842
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Moore College of Art and Design is $245858.23. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Moore College of Art and Design. For graduates of Moore College of Art and Design, we saw an average early-career income of $43500.00 and mid-career income of $76700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.