At a Glance

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• 9 BFA Majors
• 11 BFA Minors
• 7:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
• 382 students enrolled in 2021–2022 (93% Undergraduate students, 6% 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
• 97% of our BFA alumni are employed or in graduate school one year after graduating*
• #22 in best colleges for design in America, according to Niche
• Top 10 for Visual Arts, according to College Magazine
• Private nonprofit
• 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!)
• 174 years of leading the way in equity and inclusion

*Percentage based on an 82% survey response rate

WHERE DO MOORE STUDENTS COME FROM?

• 48% from Pennsylvania
• 33% from the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
• 19% from the rest of the United States
• 1% from international locations

BFA Age/Gender – Fall 2021

• Men – 0
• Women – 357
  
  • 18 to 19 years old – 128
  • 20 to 21 years old – 143
  • 22 to 24 years old – 61
  • 25 to 29 years old – 18
  • 30 to 34 years old – 4
  • 35 to 49 years old – 0
  • 50 to 64 years old – 1

Post-Bacc/Graduate AGE/GENDER – FALL 2021

• Men – 1 (30 to 34 years old)
• Women – 24
  • 20 to 21 years old – 1
  • 22 to 24 years old – 6
  • 25 to 29 years old – 4
  • 30 to 34 years old – 4
  • 35 to 39 years old – 4
  • 40 to 49 years old – 3
  • 50 to 64 years old – 2

BFA STUDENT ETHNICITY – FALL 2021

• 16% African American
• 6% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 56% Caucasian
• 6% Hispanic
• 1% Native American
• 1% International
• 8% Two or More Races
• 6% Unknown

BFA TUITION & FEES IN 2022–2023

• Tuition: $45,960
• General College Fees: $1,576
• Room & Board: $17,862
• Technology Fee: $222
• Total: $65,620

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 2021

• 357 BFA students
• 23 Graduate students
• 2 Post-Baccalaureate students

First-Year BFA Retention

• 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
• 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

• 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
• 57% Fall 2011 graduated in six years
• 57% Fall 2010 graduated in six years

BFA Transfer Student Four-Year Graduation Rates

• 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
• 65% Fall 2013 graduated in four years
• 84% Fall 2012 graduated in four years