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Moore College of Art and Design

Moore College of Art and Design is a private campus in Philadelphia proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record classifies Moore College of Art and Design as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$39,174

family income
under $30k

$36,789

$30–48k

$47,139

$48–75k

$46,646

$75–110k

$46,274

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$43,0862023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Moore College of Art and Design rose from $31,560 (2008) to $43,086 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$31,560
2009	$30,780
2010	$29,624
2011	$28,257
2012	$29,464
2013	$33,077
2014	$32,634
2015	$25,453
2016	$33,969
2017	$34,595
2018	$32,846
2019	$37,439
2020	$39,898
2021	$36,872
2022	$43,369
2023	$43,086

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$71,3272024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Moore College of Art and Design rose from $42,188 (2009) to $71,327 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$42,188
2010	$44,443
2011	$45,714
2012	$44,738
2013	$47,675
2014	$49,020
2015	$49,951
2016	$54,332
2017	$54,438
2018	$57,187
2019	$58,821
2020	$60,910
2021	$64,305
2022	$64,551
2023	$68,583
2024	$71,327

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,995
2001	$16,250
2002	$18,139
2003	$18,940
2004	$20,455
2005	$22,090
2006	$23,858
2007	$26,156
2008	$27,718
2013	$34,048
2014	$35,410
2015	$36,828
2016	$38,301
2017	$39,833
2018	$41,424
2019	$43,082
2020	$44,806
2021	$46,150
2022	$47,990
2023	$50,279

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Moore College of Art and Design reports published tuition of $52,812 in this record. Moore College of Art and Design's $52,812 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Moore College of Art and Design reports 535 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

57.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Moore College of Art and Design within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Moore College of Art and Design rose from 50.5% (entered 1991) to 57.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	50.5%
1992 cohort	65.9%
1993 cohort	47.4%
1994 cohort	50.6%
1995 cohort	49.4%
1996 cohort	56.8%
1997 cohort	33.6%
1998 cohort	60.7%
1999 cohort	72.1%
2000 cohort	64.9%
2001 cohort	61.9%
2002 cohort	68.4%
2003 cohort	56.2%
2004 cohort	52.4%
2005 cohort	57%
2006 cohort	55.5%
2007 cohort	57.6%
2008 cohort	57.6%
2009 cohort	67.7%
2010 cohort	57.1%
2011 cohort	56.5%
2012 cohort	59.1%
2013 cohort	71.6%
2014 cohort	54.9%
2015 cohort	57.5%
2016 cohort	61.4%
2017 cohort	63.4%
2018 cohort	57.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$8,875
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$5,480
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,053
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$20,000	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$21,750	$7,188
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$5,899
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,072	$7,375
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$30,512

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,544

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$37,839

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Moore College of Art and Design admitted 870 of 1,541 applicants in Fall 2024. The 56.5% rate describes that application pool.

56.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $50,279 tuition · 2023–24 535 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1180–13801600

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Admissions

Moore College of Art and Design reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Moore College of Art and Design’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–710 and Math was 560–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1180–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	660	710
SAT Math	560	600	670
ACT Composite	26	30	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Moore College of Art and Design received 1,541 applications and admitted 870 (56.5%), with 144 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

56.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	38.4%
Fall 2002	81.5%
Fall 2003	77.6%
Fall 2004	61.6%
Fall 2005	54%
Fall 2006	65.3%
Fall 2007	61.5%
Fall 2008	59.4%
Fall 2009	64.2%
Fall 2010	64.3%
Fall 2011	66.7%
Fall 2012	54.4%
Fall 2013	56.3%
Fall 2014	58.6%
Fall 2015	86.8%
Fall 2016	57.1%
Fall 2017	54.1%
Fall 2018	51.9%
Fall 2019	47%
Fall 2020	50%
Fall 2021	58.1%
Fall 2022	53.2%
Fall 2023	60.5%
Fall 2024	56.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1180–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	910	1110
Fall 2002	890	1130
Fall 2003	923	1140
Fall 2004	890	1110
Fall 2005	870	1100
Fall 2006	890	1100
Fall 2007	870	1070
Fall 2008	880	1120
Fall 2009	870	1110
Fall 2010	860	1100
Fall 2011	860	1110
Fall 2012	870	1080
Fall 2013	850	1100
Fall 2017	1130	1150
Fall 2018	1090	1270
Fall 2019	1050	1300
Fall 2022	1130	1270
Fall 2023	1233	1411
Fall 2024	1180	1380

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

26–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	20
Fall 2005	15	24
Fall 2006	17	23
Fall 2007	17	24
Fall 2008	18	25
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	18	26
Fall 2011	16	26
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	18	29
Fall 2018	22	31
Fall 2019	23	28
Fall 2023	25	31
Fall 2024	26	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

535Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Moore College of Art and Design fell from 643 (Fall 2002) to 535 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	643
Fall 2003	719
Fall 2004	591
Fall 2005	463
Fall 2006	507
Fall 2007	526
Fall 2008	524
Fall 2009	527
Fall 2010	499
Fall 2011	467
Fall 2012	482
Fall 2013	437
Fall 2014	412
Fall 2015	405
Fall 2016	368
Fall 2017	373
Fall 2018	372
Fall 2019	387
Fall 2020	365
Fall 2021	357
Fall 2022	355
Fall 2023	390
Fall 2024	535

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

81%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Moore College of Art and Design has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 84% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 81%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	84%
Fall 2003 cohort	73%
Fall 2004 cohort	61%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	81%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Moore College of Art and Design

Faculty pay at Moore College of Art and Design averages $96,972 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Moore College of Art and Design as a primarily residential campus of 535 undergraduates — and 80.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Moore College of Art and Design's SAT section-percentile sums are 1180–1380 — their midpoint is above the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Moore College of Art and Design's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Moore College of Art and Design compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Moore College of Art and Design56.5%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Moore College of Art and Design$52,812

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Moore College of Art and Design's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Moore College of Art and Design$37,839

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Moore College of Art and Design, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Moore College of Art and Design	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	56.5%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$52,812	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$37,839	$62,101	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Moore College of Art and Design report?

Moore College of Art and Design's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1180–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Moore College of Art and Design's acceptance rate?

56.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 870 admitted from 1,541 applicants.

How much does Moore College of Art and Design cost?

At Moore College of Art and Design, tuition is $52,812. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Moore College of Art and Design report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $37,839. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Moravian University — 54.2% admitted
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School — 55.8% admitted
Lancaster Bible College — 55.9% admitted
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — 58.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.