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Kansas City Art Institute is a private located in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City Art Institute is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Kansas City Art Institute is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $37,116 10 years after enrolling, 40th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Kansas City Art Institute bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Kansas City Art Institute is ranked 32nd in Missouri.
Kansas City Art Institute’s median net annual cost of $28,529 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Kansas City Art Institute sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Fine & Studio Arts, FIlm, Video & Photography, Rhetoric & Composition - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$28,529
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Kansas City Art Institute is 1% lower than the state average, and 8% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Kansas City Art Institute, Pell Grant recipients represent 46% of the measured graduating class, 11% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Kansas City Art Institute graduates within 4.3 years.
Kansas City Art Institute is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Kansas City Art Institute’s economic mobility score of 3.96 is calculated by adjusting the 12.37 economic score of lower-income students by the 46% pell grant recipients within the student body. Kansas City Art Institute’s EMS of 3.96 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Kansas City Art Institute pays $28,529 a year, $29,721 less than the $58,250 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $28,529
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Kansas City Art Institute, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $28,529 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,942. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,963
Pell grants
$4,848
State grants
$1,904
Institutional grants
$23,500
Kansas City Art Institute's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 60% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 897 applicants, of which 538 were admitted and 206 enrolled. Kansas City Art Institute doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Kansas City Art Institute does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
44%
68%
1st generation
21%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
12%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%