Kansas City Art Institute Overview

Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Kansas City, Missouri. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Kansas City Art Institute Known For?

• Students at Kansas City Art Institute may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Kansas City Art Institute is the bachelor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 49% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Kansas City Art Institute to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Kansas City Art Institute Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Kansas City Art Institute.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#72	Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#215	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Kansas City Art Institute?

Contact details for Kansas City Art Institute are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4415 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111-1874
Phone:	816-472-4852
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/kansascityartinstitute
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/KCArtInstitute

How Do I Get Into Kansas City Art Institute?

You can apply to Kansas City Art Institute online at: www.kcai.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Kansas City Art Institute

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kansas City Art Institute?

The acceptance rate at Kansas City Art Institute is 59%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 24% of accepted students are men and 76% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Can I Afford Kansas City Art Institute?

The overall average net price of Kansas City Art Institute is $35,479. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kansas City Art Institute, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $8,707 a year. That adds up to $34,828 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kansas City Art Institute is 9.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Kansas City Art Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 698 undergraduate students at Kansas City Art Institute, with 691 being full-time and 7 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 691 full-time undergraduates at Kansas City Art Institute, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kansas City Art Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	448
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Kansas City Art Institute. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 5 countries are represented at Kansas City Art Institute. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Fine & Studio Arts	76	76
Design & Applied Arts	36	36
Graphic Communications	21	21
Writing Studies	10	10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	8	8
TOTAL	151	151

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Architect unknown. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.