At a Glance

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• 9 BFA Majors
• 11 BFA Minors
• 8:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
• 408 students enrolled in 2019–2020 (95% Undergraduate students, 4% Graduate students, 1% Post-Baccalaureate students)
• 100% of BFA students receive some kind of financial aid or support
• $1,000 paid internship for every BFA student in every major
• 94% of our BFA alumni are employed or in graduate school, just one year out from graduation*
• #22 in best colleges for design in America, according to Niche
• Top 10 for Visual Arts, according to College Magazine
• 6 free public exhibition spaces in The Galleries at Moore
• 3 Graduate Studies degree opportunities
• 9 4+1 Program opportunities (BFA+MA) for every undergraduate major
• 6 Adult Continuing Education certificate programs
• 2 Youth Education programs (and 100 years of Young Artists Workshop in 2021!)
• 172 years of leading the way in equity and inclusion

WHERE DO MOORE STUDENTS COME FROM?

• 50% from Pennsylvania
• 35% from the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia
• 14% from the rest of the United States
• 1% from international locations

BFA STUDENT ETHNICITY – FALL 2020

• 13% African American
• 5% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 59% Caucasian
• 8% Hispanic
• 2% International
• 8% Two or More Races
• 5% Unknown

BFA TUITION & FEES IN 2019–2020

• Tuition: $41,654
• General College Fees: $1,428
• Room & Board: $16,188
• Total: $59,270

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 2019

• 387 BFA students
• 17 Graduate students
• 4 Post-Baccalaureate students

First-Year BFA Retention

• 67% Fall 2019 returned in Fall 2020
• 72% Fall 2018 returned in Fall 2019
• 71% Fall 2017 returned in Fall 2018
• 78% Fall 2016 returned in Fall 2017
• 73% Fall 2015 returned in Fall 2016
• 76% Fall 2014 returned in Fall 2015

BFA SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES

• 55% Fall 2014 graduate in six years
• 73% Fall 2013 graduate in six years
• 58% Fall 2012 graduate in six years
• 57% Fall 2011 graduate in six years
• 57% Fall 2010 graduate in six years
• 67% Fall 2009 graduate in six years