Moore College of Art and Design

Moore College of Art & Design
Motto in English	The World Needs Moore
Type	Private art school
Established	1848; 176 years ago
President	Cathy Young
Undergraduates	Approximately 500
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Urban
Website	www.moore.edu

Moore College of Art & Design is a private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and was renamed the Moore College of Art & Design in 1989.^[1] Although the school's undergraduate programs were historically only open to women, Moore opened admission to transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming students in 2020.^[2] Its other educational programs, including graduate programs and youth programs, are co-educational.

^ Hoffman, Sharon G.; Mott, Amanda M. (2008). Moore College of Art & Design. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7385-5659-8.
^ Snyder, Susan (26 November 2023). "This women's college declared its doors open to nonbinary students. And more enrolled". www.inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[1] Hoffman, Sharon G.; Mott, Amanda M. (2008). Moore College of Art & Design. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7385-5659-8.

[2] Snyder, Susan (26 November 2023). "This women's college declared its doors open to nonbinary students. And more enrolled". www.inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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