Kansas City Art Institute
Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Kansas City, Missouri
Net price / year
$27,650
after grants & scholarships
higher than 71% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
55%
Graduation rate
62%
within 150% of normal time
higher than 56% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Median earnings
$36,640
4 years after graduating
lower than 96% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Kansas City Art Institute at a glance
- What is the tuition at Kansas City Art Institute?
- Undergraduate tuition and fees are $44,550 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at Kansas City Art Institute?
- The average cost of attendance is $57,410 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at Kansas City Art Institute?
- The average net price is $27,650 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at Kansas City Art Institute?
- About 55% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
- Is Kansas City Art Institute test optional?
- Test policy reported to the federal government: Tests neither required nor recommended.
- What is the graduation rate at Kansas City Art Institute?
- 62% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
- How much do graduates of Kansas City Art Institute earn?
- The median graduate earns $36,640 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- At $27,650 a year, the average net price is higher than 71% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
- Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 53%, compared with 62% for all students, a gap of 9 points.
- Graduates earn a median $36,640 four years after finishing, less than 96% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
- Visual and Performing Arts is the largest field of study here, at 75% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
- The school admits 55% of applicants, so most who apply are accepted.
Tuition and cost of attendance at Kansas City Art Institute
Average net price
$27,650 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$110,600
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $26,293
- $30–48k $25,105
- $48–75k $27,663
- $75–110k $29,943
- $110k+ $30,840
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $57,410
- Tuition & fees$44,550
- Books & supplies$800
- Room & board$13,651
- Other expenses$5,874
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $44,550
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $44,550
Kansas City Art Institute acceptance rate and admissions
Acceptance rate
Share of applicants admitted.
Test policy: Tests neither required nor recommended
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Kansas City Art Institute
Graduation rate
62%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Retention rate
77%
Full-time first-years who return the next fall.
Typical monthly payment
$286
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.7×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 9.4%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 58%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $21,301 · median $37,032 · 75th percentile $53,512
Median by family income
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at Kansas City Art Institute ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 63 | $43,070 | 1 yr$29,5134 yrs$43,0705 yrs$46,472 | U.S. median $51,490 U.S. middle half $33K–$70.6K · Below the U.S. median | $27,000 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 84 | $37,718 | 1 yr$22,9064 yrs$37,7185 yrs$35,319 | U.S. median $41,367 U.S. middle half $26.2K–$56.7K · Below the U.S. median | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 20 Small sample | $34,253 | 1 yr$22,6194 yrs$34,2535 yrs$43,448 | U.S. median $43,765 U.S. middle half $26K–$63.4K · Below the U.S. median | $27,000 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 24 Small sample | $30,798 | 1 yr$17,8524 yrs$30,7985 yrs$38,437 | U.S. median $43,283 U.S. middle half $27.2K–$64.3K · Below the U.S. median | $27,000 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 60.8%
- Black or African American 8.4%
- Hispanic or Latino 16.6%
- Asian 3.5%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
- Two or more races 7.4%
- U.S. nonresident 0.6%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 2.1%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 21.8%
- Women 78.2%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
5%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 812
- Part-time students
- 1%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 44%
- Receive federal loans
- 69%
- Students per faculty member
- 10 : 1
- Setting
- City
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at Kansas City Art Institute?
For the 2024-25 academic year, Kansas City Art Institute reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $44,550. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at Kansas City Art Institute?
The average cost of attendance at Kansas City Art Institute is $57,410 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $27,650 a year. That is higher than 71% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at Kansas City Art Institute get?
44% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 69% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $26,293 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $30,840 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Kansas City Art Institute?
Kansas City Art Institute admitted about 55% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.
What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Kansas City Art Institute?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Kansas City Art Institute finish within 150% of normal time. 77% of full-time first-years return the next fall.
How much do Kansas City Art Institute graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $36,640 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $22,643.
Is Kansas City Art Institute worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Kansas City Art Institute, the data shows this. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $27,000, about 0.7 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 62% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do Kansas City Art Institute graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $27,000, or about $286 a month on a 10-year plan.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things