United StatesPhiladelphia, PA
Moore College of Art and Design
Private nonprofit · Solid evidence
Value42/100
Solid evidence66/100 profile coverage
Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.
Admissions70
Value100
Career25
Experience36
Location100
Scorecard
A balanced read, not one ranking.
Academic68
Career33
Evidence coverage66
About the location
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Engineering marketPhiladelphia#3 historical alumni region · 172 aggregate matches
- Internships
- 1000
- Entry level
- 6000
- Early / mid
- 6000
Get to know Philadelphia
A mix of mapped places and local activities to explore—not a popularity ranking.
Life beyond the classroom
A feel for Philadelphia.
The seasons, at a glance
Warm summers, freezing winter nights.
Average daily highs & lows · °C · 1991–2020
Average highAverage low
Monthly breakdown & weather definitions
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Wet days | Snowy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2° | -3.3° | 11.0 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 6.8° | -2.5° | 9.7 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 11.6° | 1.3° | 10.9 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 18.2° | 6.8° | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 23.6° | 12.3° | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 28.4° | 17.7° | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 31.0° | 20.9° | 10.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 29.9° | 19.9° | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 26.1° | 16.1° | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 19.6° | 9.6° | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 13.3° | 3.8° | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 7.8° | -0.4° | 11.0 | 1.8 |
Wet day: at least 0.01 inches (0.254 mm) of precipitation, including melted snow. This is not a rain-only count. Snowy day: at least 0.1 inches (2.54 mm) of new snowfall, not existing snow cover. Annual counts sum monthly average day counts; rare events may round to zero.
Highs and lows are averages of daily maximum and minimum temperatures, not record extremes. These are published 30-year climate normals, not a forecast. Recent years can be warmer or otherwise differ. Season labels summarise June–August highs and December–February lows.
Weather station: PHILADELPHIA INTL AP, PA US, approximately 11.1 km from Moore College of Art and Design. Nearby station conditions can differ from campus, particularly with elevation or coastal differences. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
Weather data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals · U.S. public-domain government data. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Temperature units converted and monthly day-count normals summed by Univised; no NOAA endorsement implied.
Make the city yours
What’s around town?
A sample of mapped places within 5 km of University of Pennsylvania. Browse by your kind of afternoon—or night out.
Live music
2 mapped- World Stage Live
- Union Transfer
Theatre & performance
46 mapped- Irvine Auditorium
- Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
- Iron Gate Theater
43 more mapped places
- Mandell Theatre
- The Rotunda
- Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
- Helium Comedy Club
- MacGuffin Theatre & Film Co.
- Sidequest Theatre
- ComedySportz
- Ralph J. Roberts Forum
- Plays & Players Theatre
- Louis Bluver Theatre
- Marian Anderson Hall
- Academy of Music
- Perelman Theater
- Prince Music Theatre
- Miller Theater
- Suzanne Roberts Theatre
- Wilma Theater
- Caplan Recital Hall
- Caplan Studio Theater
- Gershman Black Box Theater
- Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium
- Laurie Beechman Cabaret Theater
- Bushfire Theatre of Performing Arts
- Forrest Theatre
- MilkBoy Philadelphia
- Theatre Exile
- Lantern Theater Company
- City Winery
- Walnut Street Theatre
- The Met
- F. M. Kirby Auditorium
- Sidney Kimmel Theater
- Franklin Music Hall
- Freedom Theatre
- Theatre of Living Arts
- Arden Theatre
- The Mann Center
- Skyline Stage
- Fringe Arts
- Temple Performing Arts Center
- SoundGarden Hall
- Randall and Tomlinson Theaters
- Strawberry Mansion Music Pavilion
Cinema
9 mapped- Cinemark University City Penn 6
- The Universal Sphere
- Philadelphia Film Center
6 more mapped places
- AMC Dine-In Fashion District 8
- Trocadero Theatre
- PFS Bourse Theater
- Ritz Five
- AMC Broadstreet 7
- PFS East Theater
Museums & galleries
81 mapped- Penn Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- Hamilton Mansion
78 more mapped places
- Tiberino Museum
- Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy
- Mütter Museum
- The Rosenbach Museum & Library
- National Marian Anderson Museum
- Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
- Calder Gardens
- Franklin Institute
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Barnes Foundation
- Rodin Museum
- The Print Center
- Works on Paper Gallery
- Romanian Folk Art Museum
- New Africa Center
- Lemon Hill Mansion
- Gross McCleaf Gallery
- Paul Robeson House & Museum
- Carpenters Museum
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- The Library Company
- Eastern State Penitentiary
- The Philadelphia Masonic Temple, Library and Museum
- Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
- Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
- The Mario Lanza Institute and Museum
- Founder's Hall Museum
- Cedar Grove
- The John Coltrane House
- Please Touch Museum
- Bridgette Mayer
- African American Museum in Philadelphia
- Mount Pleasant
- Congress Hall
- Liberty Bell Center
- Independence Hall
- Independence Visitor Center
- Old City Hall
- Philosophical Hall
- National Constitution Center
- Presbyterian Historical Society
- Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
- Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank
- Hill-Physick House
- Museum of Illusions Philadelphia
- New Hall Military Museum
- Benjamin Franklin Museum
- National Liberty Museum
- Franklin Print Shop
- Fragments of Franklin Court
- Powel House
- Science History Institute
- United States Postal Service Museum
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- Independence Living History Center
- Merchants' Exchange Building
- Museum of the American Revolution
- Paradigm Gallery + Studio
- St. George's United Methodist Church House Museum and Library
- Museum for Art in Wood
- Betsy Ross House
- Ormiston Mansion
- Wagner Free Institute of Science
- Muse Gallery
- Illadelph Glass Gallery
- Larry Becker Contemporary Art
- Twelve Gates Arts
- Fireman's Hall Museum
- Pentimenti Gallery
- Elfreth's Alley Museum
- Mummers Museum
- Arch Enemy Arts
- Laurel Hill Mansion
- Independence Seaport Museum
- Woodford Mansion
- Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion
- Strawberry Mansion
Nightlife
9 mapped- Raven Lounge
- Rec & Royal
- Voyeur Nightclub Mayfield Social Club
6 more mapped places
- NOTO Philadelphia
- Dolphin Tavern
- Purple Orchid
- Fluid Nightclub
- Vanity Grand
- Cavanaugh's Riverdeck
Stadiums & arenas
3 mapped- Franklin Field
- Class of 1923 Arena
- Meiklejohn Stadium
Parks & green spaces
207 mapped- Blanche Levy Park
- Kane Park
- James G. Kaskey Memorial Park
204 more mapped places
- Penn Park
- 40th St Trolley Portal Gardens
- Schuylkill River Park
- Saunders Park
- Grays Ferry Crescent Trail Park
- Drexel Park
- Catharine Thorn Park
- Clarence H. Clark Park
- Cat Park
- June 5th Memorial Park
- MLK Park
- Aviv's Garden
- 47th & Grays Ferry Park
- Julian Abele Park
- Stinger Park
- Fairmond Ave Park West
- Schuylkill River Park
- Cedar Pointe Park
- Lee Park
- South Garden, Fairmount Water Works
- Max Paul Park
- Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park; Winter Street Greenway
- Taylor Street Park
- Lanier Park
- Aviator Park
- John F. Collins Park
- Shakespeare Park
- Kingsessing Park
- Bulldog Park
- Levy Park
- Cret Park
- Ben Barkan Park
- God is Great Park
- Lucien E. Blackwell Park
- Love Park
- Matthias Baldwin Park
- Cedar Park
- Dilworth Park
- Bartram's Garden
- Ralph Brooks Park
- Malcolm X Park
- Clemente Park & Playground
- Ridgway Park
- Glendinning Rock Garden
- Hawthorne Park
- Louis I. Kahn Park
- Seger Park
- The Rail Park
- Warriner Post Park
- Bardacino Park
- Nichols Park
- Francisville Community Park
- Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park
- Addison Street Park
- Capitolo Park
- Cianfrani Park
- North Philly Peace Park
- Singing Fountain (Park)
- Palumbo Park
- Girard Park
- Starr Garden Park
- Sherwood Park
- Ingersoll Park
- Louis Paolone Memorial Park
- Independence National Historical Park
- Gold Star Park
- Rose Garden
- Delancey Park
- Girard Fountain Park
- West Fairmount Park
- Vine Street Park
- Jefferson Square Park
- 63rd & Lindbergh Park
- Mario Lanza Park
- Christ Church Park
- Carroll Park
- Welcome Park
- 60th & Baltimore Park
- Beck Park
- Flagpole Park
- Greble Post Park Memorial
- George Connell Park
- I-95 Park
- Wood St. Park
- East Fairmount Park
- Mollbore Terrace Park
- I-95 Park
- Donnelly Park
- Spruce Street Harbor Park
- Titan Park
- Weinberg Park
- Howard and Reed Park
- Mollbore Terrace Park (11th St)
- Madison War Memorial Park
- Diamond Park
- Founder's Garden
- Liberty Lands Park
- 110 Fairmount Ave Park
- Triangle Park
- York Street Mini Park
- Buist Park
- Shoemaker Green
- Hamilton Field
- The Lawn at uCity Square
- Schuylkill Banks
- Cira Green
- Woodlands Playground
- Fitler Square
- Schuylkill Banks
- Donald Finnegan Playground
- James Lee Wright Recreation Center
- 37th and Mt. Vernon Playground
- 33rd & Wallace Playground
- Spruce Hill Bird Sanctuary
- Bartram's North
- 48th & Woodland Playground
- 39th and Olive Playground
- Esplanade
- Miles Mack Playground
- Rittenhouse Square
- Belmont School Playground
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Binswanger Triangle
- Eakins Oval
- Wharton Square
- Sansom Street Play Lot
- Marian Anderson Recreation Center
- Logan Square
- 49th & Spruce Play Lot
- Three Logan Square Plaza
- Chew Playground
- Basilica Green
- Kopernicus Triangle
- Carpenter Green
- Manton Green
- Mill Creek Playground
- Clayborn and Lewis Playground
- East Parkside Tot Lot
- Smith Playground
- Hawthorne Cultural Center
- Clara Muhammad Square
- Francisville Playground
- Deritis Playground
- 56th Street Plaza
- Columbus Square
- Athletic Square
- 29th and Passyunk Playground
- 30th & Jefferson Playground
- 18th and Jackson War Memorial
- Fields at 58th and Elmwood
- CHP Courtyard
- West Mill Creek Playground
- Christy Recreation Center
- Francis J. Myers Recreation Center
- Washington Square
- Guerin Recreation Center
- Stiles Street Play Lot
- 10th & Lemon Playground
- 13th & Poplar Street Square
- Franklin Square
- Independence Square
- East Passyunk Community Recreation Center
- 52nd Street Playground
- Independence Mall
- Morris Recreation Center
- Ben-Gurion Place
- Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center
- Shepard Recreation Center
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- Weccacoe Playground
- Conestoga Community Playground
- Bingham Court
- Centennial Arboretum
- Bainbridge Green
- Commerce Street Walk
- East Poplar Playground
- Sacks Playground
- Betsy Ross House
- Head House Square
- Charles A. Baker Playground
- Ford Recreation Center
- Marconi Plaza
- Philadelphia Korean War Memorial
- Temple University Skate Spot
- Philadelphia Vietnam War Memorial
- Dickinson Square
- Shot Tower Recreation Center
- Fletcher B. Amos Playground
- Herron Playground
- Northern Liberties Recreation Center
- Horton Street Play Lot
- Wanamaker Street Playground
- Dendy Playground
- Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
- Race Street Pier
- Mifflin Square
- Johnny Ring Terrace
- McCreesh Playground
- Cruz Recreation Center
- Mollbore Terrace and 8th St
- Washington Avenue Green
- Strawberry Mansion Playground
- Vendemmia Square
- Burke Playground
About this local snapshot
These are named places in OpenStreetMap, not event listings or a popularity ranking. Examples prioritise named parks and gardens in the green-space category, then distance from University of Pennsylvania. Mapping coverage varies: counts do not measure how lively a city is, and an omitted category does not mean there are no venues. Opening status has not been checked for every place; check access and hours before visiting. Snapshot: 2026-09-07.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Filtered and grouped by Univised.
The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area
Metropolitan-area residents, not just Philadelphia or the student population.
Largest industries by employment share
Education & health27.5% · 891,094 employed residents
Professional & business services14.3% · 462,287 employed residents
Retail10.6% · 342,516 employed residents
Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.
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Requirements & deadlines
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Official university website ↗Rankings
Reputation & career strength.
Univised career benchmarks
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.
Campus community
Faith & belonging
No reported institutional religious affiliation
Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.
Campus experience
Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.
Industry strengths
Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.
Degrees
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Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMaster's Degree$45,696 Design and Applied ArtsBachelors Degree$31,314 Design and Applied ArtsMaster's Degree$62,279 Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelors Degree$24,035 Fine and Studio ArtsBachelors Degree$24,267 Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's Degree$25,078 Museology/Museum StudiesBachelors Degree$28,852 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelors Degree$37,928 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate/Professional Certificate$53,108 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$54,661 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasPost-baccalaureate Certificate$53,108 Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelors Degree$26,353
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