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  • 9 BFA Majors
  • 11 BFA Minors
  • 7:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
  • 370 students enrolled in  Fall 2022 (96% Undergraduate students, 4% Graduate & Post-Baccalaureate students)
  • 100% of BFA students receive some kind of financial aid or support
  • $1,000 paid internship for every BFA student in every major
  • 97% of our BFA alumni are employed or in graduate school one year after graduating*
  • #22 in best colleges for design in America, according to Niche
  • Top 10 for Visual Arts, according to College Magazine
  • Private nonprofit
  • 6 free public exhibition spaces in The Galleries at Moore
  • 3 Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Art Education Studies opportunities
  • 4+1 Program (BFA+MA) in Art Education
  • 6 Adult Continuing Education certificate programs
  • 2 Youth Education programs
  • 174 years of leading the way in equity and inclusion

*Percentage based on an 82% survey response rate

WHERE DO MOORE STUDENTS COME FROM?
  • 43% from Pennsylvania
  • 40% from the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
  • 17% from the rest of the United States
  • <1% from international locations
BFA Age/Gender – Fall 2022
  • Men – 0
  • Women* – 355
    • 17 years old – 9
    • 18 to 19 years old – 157
    • 20 to 21 years old – 130
    • 22 to 24 years old – 38
    • 25 to 29 years old – 8
    • 30 to 34 years old – 7
    • 35 to 49 years old – 0
    • 50 to 64 years old – 2
Post-Bacc/Graduate AGE/GENDER – FALL 2022
  • Men – 1 (22 to 24 years old)
  • Women – 14
    • 20 to 21 years old – 0
    • 22 to 24 years old – 4
    • 25 to 29 years old – 5
    • 30 to 34 years old – 0
    • 35 to 39 years old – 1
    • 40 to 49 years old – 2
    • 50 to 64 years old – 2
BFA STUDENT ETHNICITY – FALL 2022
  • 16% African American
  • 6% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 56% Caucasian
  • 7% Hispanic
  • 6% Two or More Races
  • 9% Unknown
BFA TUITION & FEES IN 2022–2023
  • Tuition: $45,960
  • General College Fees: $1,576
  • Room & Board: $17,862
  • Technology Fee: $222
  • Total: $65,620
  • $1,000 Internship Fellowship for every student completing the internship or student teaching requirement. Five Competitive Penny and Bob Fox Internship Fellowships awarded at $3,000 each.
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AID AND FELLOWSHIPS
  • Extensive financial aid and scholarship opportunities for every student
  • Moore annually grants $3.5 million in scholarship aid to students who demonstrate artistic and academic excellence.
  • Competitive leadership and travel fellowships
UNIQUE PAID INTERNSHIP FELLOWSHIPS
  • Required internships in every major with Student Teaching Requirement in Art Education
  • $1,000 Internship Fellowship for every student completing the internship or student teaching requirement. Five Competitive Penny and Bob Fox Internship Fellowships awarded at $3,000 each.
ENROLLMENT: FALL 2022
  • 355 BFA students
  • 13 Graduate students
  • 2 Post-Baccalaureate students
First-Year BFA Retention
  • 71% Fall 2021 returned in Fall 2022
  • 77% Fall 2020 returned in Fall 2021
  • 67% Fall 2019 returned in Fall 2020
  • 72% Fall 2018 returned in Fall 2019
  • 71% Fall 2017 returned in Fall 2018
  • 78% Fall 2016 returned in Fall 2017
  • 73% Fall 2015 returned in Fall 2016
First-Year BFA Retention – Students of Color
  • 80% Fall 2021 returned in Fall 2022
  • 71% Fall 2020 returned in Fall 2021
  • 64% Fall 2019 returned in Fall 2020
  • 50% Fall 2018 returned in Fall 2019
BFA SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES
  • 64% Fall 2016 graduated in six years
  • 59% Fall 2015 graduated in six years
  • 55% Fall 2014 graduated in six years
  • 73% Fall 2013 graduated in six years
  • 58% Fall 2012 graduated in six years
  • 57% Fall 2011 graduated in six years
  • 57% Fall 2010 graduated in six years
BFA Transfer Student Four-Year Graduation Rates
  • 86% Fall 2018 graduated in four years
  • 72% Fall 2017 graduated in four years
  • 72% Fall 2016 graduated in four years
  • 77% Fall 2015 graduated in four years
  • 73% Fall 2014 graduated in four years
  • 65% Fall 2013 graduated in four years
  • 84% Fall 2012 graduated in four years

 

* Gender statistics are listed in accordance with IPEDS data collection standards. Our BFA gender statistics for "women" includes all genders other than cis men. Please refer to our Admissions policy for more information, listed on our main About page.

By the numbers

According to The Economist, Moore College of Art & Design ranks:

#1 in Pennsylvania

In overall performance for adding value among art and design colleges & universities

#3 in the Nation

In overall performance for adding value among art and design colleges and universities

Top 7% in added value

Among all higher education institutions nationwide (according to the economist)

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