MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN M-24

20th and the Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215)568-4515
Free: 800-523-2025
Fax: (215)568-3547
Web Site: http://www.moore.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, women only. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1848. Setting: 3-acre urban campus. Endowment: $6.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $7603 per student. Total enrollment: 531. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 305 applied, 62% were admitted. Full-time: 474 students. Part-time: 27 students. Students come from 29 states and territories, 7 other countries, 42% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 7% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 15% 25 or older, 55% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 87% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, portfolio, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, interview. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 8/15, 11/15 for early decision. Notification: continuous, 11/30 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $30,745 includes full-time tuition ($22,091) and college room and board ($8654). College room only: $5227. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $855 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $175 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Into the Streets, Moore Environment Action Now, Black Student Union, Asian Student Union. Major annual events: Family Day/Homecoming, Spring Fling Weekend, Student Show Month. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. 222 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: women-only housing available. Moore College Library plus 1 other with 40,000 books and 124,804 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $377,091. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Temple University.