Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO · Private · Large city · KCAI
Private institution in Kansas City, MO · 782 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $37,032 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,5551,709th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $43,5501,728th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $43,5501,712th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $57,7791,667th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,0321,738th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,5291,853rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.9%597th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.4%949th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 60.4%416th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7821,505th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.7%643rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 405 mi (ORD)
On 2 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- EADec 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $29,685 | $25,580 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $28,236 | $27,947 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,890 | $22,715 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $22,920 | $20,140 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | $27,476 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitekcai.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 177746)
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