Moore College Of Art And Design

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Moore College of Art & Design is an independent college of art and design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter. She named it Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and it was given its present name in 1989. It is distinguished as the first, as well as sole visual arts college in the country dedicated to women. On a global level there are only two such colleges including the Moore College of Art & Design.

Moore, as the college is popularly called, began with a single major - Textile Design. Today it offers undergraduate, graduate and post baccalaureate degrees in Fashion Design, Photography & Digital Arts, Art History, Art Education, Fine Arts, and Graphic Design to name some. It also offers continuing education programs.

The college houses The Galleries at Moore which is open to the public at no charge. It has a varied range of innovative exhibitions, publications and educational programs offering insights into the works both of emerging and established regional, national and international designers and artists.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in design and fine arts.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 556 in 2009-2010 (538 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

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Room and Board

Moore College Of Art And Design provides on-campus housing for 199 of its 538 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Moore College Of Art And Design offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

DESIGN (74 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (24 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (1 awarded)

• Museology/Museum Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

• Photography