At a Glance

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• 10 BFA Majors
• 15 BFA Minors
• 175 years young (founded in 1848)
• 97% of our BFA alumni are employed or in graduate school one year after graduation*
• 91% of those students are already working in their field of study
• 7:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
• 399 students enrolled in Fall 2023 (98% Undergraduate students, 2% Graduate & Post-Baccalaureate students)
• #22 in best colleges for design in America, according to Niche
• 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
• 11% increase in full-time student enrollment in fall 2023 over fall 2022
• 70% increase in transfer enrollment in fall 2023 over fall 2023, the largest transfer class in 7 years
• 81.4% student retention rate between fall 2022 and 2023, the highest in 9 years
• 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 STUDENTS COME FROM?

• 43% from Pennsylvania
• 41% from the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
• 16% from the rest of the United States
• <1% from international locations

BFA Age/Gender – Fall 2023

• Men – 0
• Women* – 390
  
  • 18 to 19 years old – 169
  • 20 to 21 years old – 136
  • 22 to 24 years old – 58
  • 25 to 29 years old – 18
  • 30 to 34 years old – 8
  • 35 to 49 years old – 1

Post-Bacc/Graduate AGE/GENDER – FALL 2023

• Men – 0
• Women** – 9
  
  • 22 to 24 years old – 2
  • 25 to 29 years old – 4
  • 30 to 34 years old – 3
  • 35 to 39 years old – 1

BFA STUDENT ETHNICITY – FALL 2023

• 17% African American
• 4% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 52% Caucasian
• 8% Hispanic
• 9% Two or More Races
• 10% Unknown

BFA TUITION & FEES IN 2023–2024

• Tuition: $48,256
• General College Fees: $1,654
• Room & Board: $18,756
• Technology Fee: $236
• Orientation Fee: $133
• Total (Including Room & Board and Fees): $69,385
• $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 2023

• 390 BFA students
• 4 Graduate students
• 2 Post-Baccalaureate students

First-Year BFA Retention

• 81% Fall 2022 returned in Fall 2023
• 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

First-Year BFA Retention – Students of Color

• 90% Fall 2022 returned in Fall 2023
• 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 2017 graduated in six years
• 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

BFA Transfer Student Four-Year Graduation Rates

• 85% Fall 2019 graduated in four years
• 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

*Percentage based on an 83% survey response rate.

**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.