Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 812 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $31,165per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 54%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,31410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
All new undergraduates complete Foundation, a mandatory year-long immersive first-year program experimenting across various media before selecting a major.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 55%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Kansas City Art Institute's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $31,165full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $63,262sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $45,674Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,31410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 812Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 21%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Westminster College Fulton, MO — admits 79%
- Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO — admits 94%
- Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO — admits 99%
- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO — admits 96%
Also worth a look
- Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT — admits 59%
- Bennington College Bennington, VT — admits 45%
- Washington College Chestertown, MD — admits 57%
- Gallaudet University Washington, DC — admits 58%
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI — admits 61%
- Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH — admits 61%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Kansas City Art Institute, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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