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Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA · Private · Large city · MCAD · Moore College

Private institution in Philadelphia, PA · 390 undergraduates · 61% acceptance rate · $37,839 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$43,3691,948th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$50,2791,826th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$50,2791,823rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,5831,814th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,8391,709th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,5121,740th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.4%653rd highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
81.4%599th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.5%422nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1303191st highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
3901,740th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.8%672nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (PHL)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$28,895$31,314
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,052$24,267
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors—$24,035
Museology/Museum StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors——
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts