Kansas City Art Institute: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - FairQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - PoorCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Kansas City Art Institute is a very small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 740 students enrolled. This institution was originated in 1885 and is one of the 18 colleges and schools located in Kansas City, Missouri.

Academic Offerings

Kansas City Art Institute will give you the opportunity to receive a bachelor's degree.

Majors
Offered
13
KCAI deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers choices in 13 majors. The most popular concentrations are Art, Graphic Design and Animation, Sculpture, English and Literature, and Photography. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Kansas City Art Institute is fair at 74% (close to Missouri average). Considering this statistic, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
74%
Fair
The graduation rate at Kansas City Art Institute is below average: 59%.

Student to faculty ratio at Kansas City Art Institute is good - 10:1. Find out more on faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition costs are extremely high, around $41,200 a year. The additional fees at KCAI beyond tuition are roughly $800; this comes to $42,000 per year.

Read the details about Kansas City Art Institute additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
58%
Doable
As reported in recent data, 990 applications were submitted and 579 were accepted, so it is not very hard to become a student at this school.

Kansas City Art Institute might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits earned prior to admission.

Check the details about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Kansas City Art Institute in the Admissions and Tests report for this school.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$8,900
High
KCAI offers a distance learning option, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Kansas City Art Institute, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses.

Safety
Grade
D
Unsafe
Kansas City Art Institute offers on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates around 300 students, which provides a good on-campus housing option. The room price is a bit high: around $8,900 per year.

Based on the college crime data, KCAI appears to be a relatively dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Kansas City Art Institute Location and Address

Postal Address:
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd
Kansas City, Missouri
64111-1874, USA
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