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Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Moore College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 549 students in fall 2024, including 535 undergraduates and 14 graduate students.

Moore College of Art and Design offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Digital Arts, Illustration, and Fashion/Apparel Design. It awarded 136 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

549

Students enrolled

81%

First-year retention

136

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 8

Digital Arts AssociateBachelor 45 graduates
Illustration AssociateBachelor 37 graduates
Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor 11 graduates
Fine/Studio Arts AssociateBachelor 11 graduates
Graphic Design AssociateBachelor 8 graduates
Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor 5 graduates
Interior Design Bachelor 5 graduates
Photography AssociateBachelor 4 graduates

Education 1

Art Teacher Education CertificateBachelorMaster 10 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 81%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 126
Associate degrees: 2
Master's degrees: 4
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 549
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 535
Graduate students, fall 2024: 14
Full-time, fall 2024: 98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 563
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 546
Graduate students, 2024-25: 17
Full-time, 2024-25: 96%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 100%
Men: 0%
White: 46%
Hispanic or Latino: 6%
Black or African American: 15%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 9%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 19%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 62%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President: Cathy Young
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program