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Moore College of Art and Design

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,000,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Philadelphia, PA

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 536
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 40%
From Region 39%

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 15%
Mixed 9%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 1% 3% 4% 5% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Men: 0.0% 0.0%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2020 Asian: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2012 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2013 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2014 Black: 25.3% 25.3% 2015 Black: 27.1% 27.1% 2016 Black: 19.7% 19.7% 2017 Black: 15.9% 15.9% 2018 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2019 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2020 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2021 Black: 19.7% 19.7% 2022 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2023 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Black: 17.3% 17.3% 2025 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2011 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2013 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2014 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2015 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2016 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2018 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2019 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2021 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2025 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2011 White: 65.2% 65.2% 2012 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2013 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2014 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2015 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2017 White: 54.5% 54.5% 2018 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2019 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2020 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2021 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2022 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 White: 51.8% 51.8% 2025 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2011 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 438 438 2012 Total: 451 451 2013 Total: 411 411 2014 Total: 393 393 2015 Total: 391 391 2016 Total: 364 364 2017 Total: 361 361 2018 Total: 357 357 2019 Total: 374 374 2020 Total: 384 384 2021 Total: 355 355 2022 Total: 360 360 2023 Total: 354 354 2024 Total: 391 391 2025 Total: 536 536 2011 Men: 0 0 2012 Men: 0 0 2013 Men: 0 0 2014 Men: 0 0 2015 Men: 0 0 2016 Men: 0 0 2017 Men: 0 0 2018 Men: 0 0 2019 Men: 0 0 2020 Men: 0 0 2021 Men: 0 0 2022 Men: 0 0 2023 Men: 0 0 2024 Men: 0 0 2025 Men: 0 0 2011 Women: 438 438 2012 Women: 451 451 2013 Women: 411 411 2014 Women: 393 393 2015 Women: 391 391 2016 Women: 364 364 2017 Women: 361 361 2018 Women: 357 357 2019 Women: 374 374 2020 Women: 384 384 2021 Women: 355 355 2022 Women: 360 360 2023 Women: 354 354 2024 Women: 391 391 2025 Women: 536 536

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2021 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2025 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2012 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2013 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2014 Black: 16.3% 16.3% 2015 Black: 21.0% 21.0% 2016 Black: 22.0% 22.0% 2017 Black: 20.2% 20.2% 2018 Black: 16.2% 16.2% 2019 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2020 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2021 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2022 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2023 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2024 Black: 17.1% 17.1% 2025 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2011 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2012 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2013 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2014 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2015 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2016 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2018 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2019 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2020 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2021 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2022 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2024 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2025 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2011 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2012 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2013 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2014 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2015 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2016 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2017 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2018 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2019 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2020 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2021 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2022 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2023 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2024 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2025 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2011 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Moore College of Art and Design 126 0% 39% 4% 19% 1% 0% $38,790 0 -1.27 2 93%
Art Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,478 35 -0.36 3 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $34,630 4 -1.34 2 — — — — —
Digital Arts 44 — 0% 43% 0% 14% 0% 0% $38,651 5 -1.15 2 95% — — — —
Fashion Design 11 — 0% 27% 18% 18% 0% 0% $41,222 2 -2.02 3 90% — — — —
Film Production 5 — 0% 20% 0% 20% 0% 0% $35,515 4 -1.98 2 — — — — —
Graphic Design 8 — 0% 50% 12% 25% 0% 0% $41,222 4 -1.47 3 90% — — — —
Illustration 37 — 0% 32% 5% 27% 3% 0% $41,222 26 -0.60 3 90% — — — —
Interior Design 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,222 0 -3.08 3 90% — — — —
Photography 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,539 4 -1.23 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 0% 30% 0% 30% 0% 0% $25,778 1 -2.25 1 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,685
ROI Percentile 2th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 57.0% 57.0% 2012 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2013 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2014 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2015 Graduated: 67.7% 67.7% 2016 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2018 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0% 2019 Graduated: 71.6% 71.6% 2020 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9% 2021 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4% 2022 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2023 Graduated: 63.4% 63.4% 2024 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Women: 57.0% 2012 Women: 55.5% 2013 Women: 57.6% 2014 Women: 57.5% 2015 Women: 67.7% 2016 Women: 57.1% 2017 Women: 56.5% 2018 Women: 59.0% 2019 Women: 71.6% 2020 Women: 54.9% 2021 Women: 57.4% 2022 Women: 61.4% 2023 Women: 63.4% 2024 Women: 57.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 16.7% 2012 Asian: 20.0% 2016 Asian: 66.7% 2017 Asian: 66.7% 2018 Asian: 50.0% 2019 Asian: 100.0% 2020 Asian: 33.3% 2021 Asian: 75.0% 2022 Asian: 100.0% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 2024 Asian: 100.0% 2011 Black: 11.1% 2012 Black: 71.4% 2013 Black: 58.3% 2014 Black: 64.3% 2015 Black: 45.5% 2016 Black: 81.8% 2017 Black: 38.5% 2018 Black: 35.7% 2019 Black: 61.5% 2020 Black: 61.9% 2021 Black: 65.4% 2022 Black: 50.0% 2023 Black: 28.6% 2024 Black: 36.4% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 2013 Hispanic: 40.0% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 2017 Hispanic: 75.0% 2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 2020 Hispanic: 75.0% 2021 Hispanic: 20.0% 2022 Hispanic: 100.0% 2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 2024 Hispanic: 83.3% 2011 White: 64.8% 2012 White: 55.3% 2013 White: 60.3% 2014 White: 58.2% 2015 White: 70.7% 2016 White: 53.6% 2017 White: 60.0% 2018 White: 67.1% 2019 White: 74.5% 2020 White: 45.7% 2021 White: 59.6% 2022 White: 62.2% 2023 White: 81.1% 2024 White: 63.5% 2012 International: 100.0% 2013 International: 100.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 2015 International: 60.0% 2016 International: 60.0% 2017 International: 75.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 2019 International: 100.0% 2021 International: 100.0% 2022 International: 100.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 100.0% 126 0% 39% 4% 19% 1% 0% $38,791 5 -1.27 2 93% —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 56%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 56% 56% 56%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2013 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3% 2014 Acceptance: 58.6% 58.6% 2015 Acceptance: 86.8% 86.8% 2016 Acceptance: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Acceptance: 54.1% 54.1% 2018 Acceptance: 51.9% 51.9% 2019 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0% 2020 Acceptance: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1% 2022 Acceptance: 53.2% 53.2% 2023 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2024 Acceptance: 56.5% 56.5% 2011 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2012 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2013 Yield: 32.2% 32.2% 2014 Yield: 24.4% 24.4% 2015 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2016 Yield: 22.8% 22.8% 2017 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2018 Yield: 18.1% 18.1% 2019 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2020 Yield: 11.0% 11.0% 2021 Yield: 15.5% 15.5% 2022 Yield: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 Yield: 13.5% 13.5% 2024 Yield: 16.6% 16.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 493 493 2012 Applicants: 607 607 2013 Applicants: 435 435 2014 Applicants: 609 609 2015 Applicants: 357 357 2016 Applicants: 546 546 2017 Applicants: 799 799 2018 Applicants: 1,105 1,105 2019 Applicants: 1,277 1,277 2020 Applicants: 1,199 1,199 2021 Applicants: 1,113 1,113 2022 Applicants: 1,510 1,510 2023 Applicants: 1,322 1,322 2024 Applicants: 1,541 1,541 2011 Admitted: 329 329 2012 Admitted: 330 330 2013 Admitted: 245 245 2014 Admitted: 357 357 2015 Admitted: 310 310 2016 Admitted: 312 312 2017 Admitted: 432 432 2018 Admitted: 574 574 2019 Admitted: 600 600 2020 Admitted: 600 600 2021 Admitted: 647 647 2022 Admitted: 803 803 2023 Admitted: 800 800 2024 Admitted: 870 870 2011 Enrolled: 99 99 2012 Enrolled: 105 105 2013 Enrolled: 79 79 2014 Enrolled: 87 87 2015 Enrolled: 97 97 2016 Enrolled: 71 71 2017 Enrolled: 89 89 2018 Enrolled: 104 104 2019 Enrolled: 103 103 2020 Enrolled: 66 66 2021 Enrolled: 100 100 2022 Enrolled: 113 113 2023 Enrolled: 108 108 2024 Enrolled: 144 144

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1180 – 1380
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 620 – 710

SAT Composite

800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 850 850 2017 25th: 1130 1130 2018 25th: 1090 1090 2019 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1130 1130 2023 25th: 1230 1230 2024 25th: 1180 1180 2011 75th: 1110 1110 2012 75th: 1080 1080 2013 75th: 1100 1100 2017 75th: 1150 1150 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1300 1300 2022 75th: 1270 1270 2023 75th: 1410 1410 2024 75th: 1380 1380

SAT Math

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 620 620 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 650 650 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 720 720 2024 75th: 670 670

SAT Reading & Writing

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 580 580 2018 25th: 570 570 2019 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 600 600 2023 25th: 600 600 2024 25th: 620 620 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 650 650 2022 75th: 670 670 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 710 710

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 52.0% 52.0% 2018 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2019 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2022 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0% 2023 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0% 2024 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.