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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
$43,3691,933rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$50,2791,809th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$50,2791,806th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,5831,799th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,8391,699th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,5121,729th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.4%649th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.4%595th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.5%416th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1303191st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
3901,735th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.8%664th highest of 2,122 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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Moore College of Art and Design’s 390 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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