Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Also known as Moore College · Website
$37,839
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,839
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Moore College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 535 undergraduates and 14 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $43,086 a year (tuition and fees $52,812). It admits 56% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,839 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$43,086
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$52,812
US median $11,837
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,839
Rank 3,067 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $43,086
- Tuition and fees
- $52,812
- Cost of attendance
- $71,327
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 85%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $34,834
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $42,789
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $34,168
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $46,865
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,504
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,828 in 2015-16 to $52,812 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1,282
- Undergraduates
- 535
- Graduate students
- 14
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 12
- Endowment
- $51.2M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,067 of 5,094 US colleges and 202 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $43,086 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $52,812 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,512 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,839 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 61% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $20,587 | $38,831 | $51,490 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $27,107 | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,079 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Museology/Museum StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,787 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,087 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,439 |
| Design and Applied ArtsMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,073 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Moore College of Art and Design cost?
$43,086 a year is the average net price at Moore College of Art and Design after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $52,812, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,327. Families earning under $30,000 pay $34,834 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Moore College of Art and Design?
56% of applicants are admitted to Moore College of Art and Design. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,282. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Moore College of Art and Design graduates earn?
$37,839 a year is the median pay of former Moore College of Art and Design students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,512 after 6 years). That ranks 3,067 of 5,094 US colleges and 202 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's) at $27,107.
How much student debt do Moore College of Art and Design graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Moore College of Art and Design graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 85% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Moore College of Art and Design?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Moore College of Art and Design finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Moore College of Art and Design?
Design and Applied Arts (48 bachelor's graduates), Visual and Performing Arts, General (13 bachelor's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (8 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.