At a Glance
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- 10 BFA Majors
- 17 BFA Minors
- 178 years young (founded in 1848)
- 91% of our BFA alumni are employed or in graduate school one year after graduation*
- 9:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
- 490 students enrolled in Fall 2025 (95% Undergraduate students, 5% Graduate & Post-Baccalaureate students)
- Top 10 for Visual Arts, according to College Magazine
- 100% of BFA students receive some kind of financial aid or support
- $1,000 paid internship for every BFA student in every major
- #5 out of 29 AICAD schools for endowment amount per full-time enrolled student
- 75.7% first-time, first-year, full-time, student retention rate from fall 2024 returning fall 2025
- 7 free public exhibition spaces in The Galleries at Moore
- 2 Youth Education programs
- 2 Adult Continuing Education programs (Interior Design certificate and Summer Artist / Educator Residency
- 2 post-BFA Art Education programs: Master's and Post-Baccalaureate
- 4+1 Program (BFA+MA) in Art Education
- Private nonprofit institution
WHERE DO MOORE BFA STUDENTS COME FROM?
- 45% from Pennsylvania
- 39% from the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
- 16% from the rest of the United States
- <1% from international locations
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 2025
| MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN Fall 2025 Enrollment |
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|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment | 490 | |
| Undergraduate (Bachelor of Fine Arts) | 466 | |
| Graduate / Post-Bacc | 24 | |
| Male | 3 | 12.5% |
| Female | 21 | 87.5% |
| Percent of undergraduates by race/ethnicity | ||
| U.S. Nonresident | <1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.5% | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | <1% | |
| Asian | 3.6% | |
| Black or African American | 14.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | <1% | |
| White | 51.5% | |
| Two or more races | 10.7% | |
| Race and ethnicity unknown | 11.4% | |
BFA SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES
| Student Category | 6-Year Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| All BFA students | 54.9% |
| U.S. non-resident | 0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | — |
| Asian | 50.0% |
| Black / African American | 41.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 100.0% |
| White | 64.4% |
| Two or more races | 66.7% |
| Unknown | 42.9% |
*2019 first-year, full-time, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) cohort
6-year graduation rates by race/ethnicity
| 2019 First-Year, Full-Time BFA Cohort | 6-Year Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Received Pell Grant (within entering year) | 40.5% |
| Received subsidized Direct Loan but no Pell Grant (within entering year) | 68.3% |
| Received no subsidized Direct Loan or Pell Grant (within entering year) | 57.9% |
*Percentage based on an 83% survey response rate.
**Gender statistics are listed in accordance with IPEDS data collection standards. 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)
