Kansas City Art Institute

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Acceptance Rate

54.8%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$43,550

Undergrad Enrollment

782

Applicants

1,097

Yield Rate

36.3%

Student:Faculty

10:1

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What you pay

$27,650/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $110,600 over four years.

What grads earn

$37,718/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $41,532 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 9% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.9 years of pay.

59% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Kansas City Art Institute’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$26,293

$30–48k$25,105

$48–75k$27,663

$75–110k$29,943

Over $110k$30,840

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

62%

Completion · all

64%

Completion · Pell

61%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

61%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,097

Admitted

66260.3%

Enrolled

24036% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

58.5%▼ +1.9pp

Application Volume

990 applicants▼ 2%

Kansas City Art Institute has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Motor Vehicle Theft	9	—	—	16
Robbery	—	—	—	4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Illustration40 grads

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects28 grads

Graphic Design15 grads

Ceramic Arts and Ceramics13 grads

Painting12 grads

Printmaking8 grads

Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts7 grads

Sculpture5 grads

Cinematography and Film/Video Production4 grads

Photography2 grads

4yr Grad Rate

54%

6yr Grad Rate

62%

Retention Rate

78%

Median Earnings

$37,032