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Fast Facts

BFA Tuition & Fees fall 2011
Tuition: $30,436
Fees: $1,042
Room and Board: $11,823

BFA Majors – Nine majors leading to a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree
Art Education
Art History
Curatorial Studies
Fashion Design
Fine Arts (with a 2D or 3D emphasis)
Graphic Design
Illustration
Interior Design
Photography & Digital Arts

Minors
Moore provides students with the opportunity to create a customized learning experience, offering 19 tracts leading to one of 12 minors to complement the major courses of study.

Enrollment fall 2010
491 - BFA Students
24 - Graduate Students
21 - Post-Baccalaureate Students

Faculty 2010-11
64 - Faculty FTE
22 - FT faculty headcount
113 - PT faculty headcount

BFA Students/Faculty ratio
8:1

Employment
71% of graduates employed in art and design*
86% of alums found work within one year of graduation**
* Data from the 2009 Harris Alumnae Survey
** 2009 SNAAP Survey: Strategic National Arts Alumni Project

BFA First-year retention
75% of fall 2008 Freshmen Returned in fall 2009
80% of fall 2009 Freshmen Returned in fall 2010

BFA  6-year graduation rate
56% of Fall 2003 freshmen graduated within six years
52% of Fall 2004 freshmen graduated within six years

BFA ethnicity fall 2010
3% International
13% African American
1% Native American
3% Asian/Pacific Islander
5% Hispanic
71% White (Non-Hispanic)
4% 2+ Races
1% Other/Unknown

NEW student BFA geographic distribution fall 2010
47% In-state
27% Contiguous states
20% Rest of U.S
6% International

Campus Life fall 2010
61% of first-year students and 35% of all students live in on-campus housing.
36% of students transfer from other institutions

Unique Funded Internships
Required internships in every major with Student Teaching Requirement in Art Education
$1,000 Internship
Fellowship for every student completing the internship or student teaching requirement. Five Competitive
Penny and Bob Fox Internship Fellowships awarded at $3,000 each.

Undergraduate Scholarship Aid and Fellowships
Extensive financial aid and scholarship opportunities
Moore annually grants $3.5 million in scholarship aid to students who demonstrate artistic and academic excellence.
Competitive leadership and travel fellowships

Exclusive International Study Programs Spring and Summer 2012
London Now
Rome Italian Style
Art and Ecology with Study in Mexico

The Locks Career Center
Life-long resource for students and alumnae in their professional pursuits throughout their career

Additional Benefits and Resources
Wireless Campus
The Art Shop selling the work of students and alumnae
Creative Writing Center
Exhibition opportunities through student shows in Moore’s five professional galleries and the Student Run Gallery
Extensive Leadership Programs and Opportunities
Community Service Opportunities
City As Campus – connecting Moore students with Philadelphia’s cultural community
Penny and Bob Fox Digital Center for Digital Arts, Design and Print Media
24/7 Security

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