Kansas City Art Institute: Admission & Tests

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Here is a quick review of Kansas City Art Institute general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
Kansas City Art Institute admission requirements are moderately competitive, the school accepts about 58% of the applicants.

The school does not require you to submit reference letters with your application and doesn't require admission test scores.

Kansas City Art Institute will normally accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • credits for life experience
    (for example, learned through independent study, non-credit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$45
KCAI requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at KCAI is $45.00.

SAT Test Scores

Submitting the results of Scholastic Aptitude Test is not an important bit of the application process. Only 18 percent of applicants at KCAI took the SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored
SAT
Total
1070
from 510 to 580 on Reading & Writing, from 490 to 560 on Math, and from 1000 to 1140 on Total. Taking these numbers into account, if you got a score above 550 in SAT Reading & Writing, 530 in SAT Math, and 1070 in SAT Total, then it should make you safe for being admitted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Reading & Writing
510
550
580

SAT Math
490
530
560

SAT Total
1000
1070
1140

ACT Test Scores

Taking American College Test is a really important step of the application at KCAI. 82% of applicants completed the ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
23
from 21 to 26 on English, from 18 to 24 on Math, and from 20 to 26 on Composite. Based off those numbers, if you got a score above 24 in ACT English, 21 in ACT Math, and 23 in ACT Composite, then it is enough to be admitted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
21
24
26

ACT Math
18
21
24

ACT Composite
20
23
26

Contact Admissions

Phone
(816)
472-4852
To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about studying at Kansas City Art Institute, please contact this college directly.

You can call this school's general information office at (816) 472-4852 or check Kansas City Art Institute Website

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