- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MOCity: largeZIP 64111Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.kcai.edu
MissouriPrivate nonprofit
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Art Institute is a private nonprofit institute in Kansas City, Missouri, with 812 undergraduates. It admits 55% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $31,165 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate55%
Retention78%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans69%
$31,165net price / year
55%admission rate
—average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$40,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,575 of 1,704 for earnings#1,488 of 1,739 for lowest net price#993 of 1,738 for graduation rate#291 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $63,262tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,674
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,674
- Average net price
- $31,165national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,174
$30,001–48,000$29,208
$48,001–75,000$28,660
$75,001–110,000$33,503
$110,001+$35,523
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 55%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college55%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,748
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,314middle 50%: $23,214–$60,015
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$60,015
Median, Kansas City Art Institute$40,314
Lower quarter$23,214
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 812
- Part-time
- 1.5%
- Women / men
- 78% / 22%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,886 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,837
- Endowment, end of year
- $84,495,578
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic17%
Black8.4%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races7.4%
U.S. nonresident0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown2.1%
3 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts74%
Communications technologies25%
English language & literature0.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | $32,332 | 55% | $54,082 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | $31,184 | 62% | $42,757 |
| Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA | $32,832 | 57% | $52,715 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | $26,849 | 54% | $50,254 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 177746. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6364655.