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Kansas City Art Institute campus

🇺🇸 USA · Missouri

Kansas City Art Institute

  • Private
  • Urban
  • 4-year degree
Reported admit rate
54.8%Year unverified
Tuition per year
₹41,84,670Out-of-state
Students
812Undergraduates
Students per teacher
10Student to faculty

About

The Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) is a private art school in Kansas City, Missouri. The college was founded in 1885 and is an accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and Higher Learning Commission. The institute has approximately 75 faculty members and 700 students, and offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Admissions planning estimate

54.8% baseline · Low data confidence

Sensitivity range: 19.8%–89.8%. This is a modelling range, not a statistical confidence interval or a personal admission probability.

Stored headline rate, year/definition not independently confirmed in this refresh. Retained as a prior rather than applying an unsupported inflation multiplier. Historical IPEDS 2023 comparator: 60.35%; different cohorts are not mixed.

Reviewed 2026-10-01. Recommendations also use your grades, intended course, eligibility and available entrance cutoffs.

All / All Rounds: 60.4% (662/1,097; 2023). Fall 2023 first-time first-year applicants; historical, not 2026. Official source

Reported admit rate

55 in 100 applications received an offer in this reported cohort. Year unverified. This is not your personal chance.

From application to first day

Applied 1,097
Offered a place 662
Enrolled 240

36.3% of students offered a place chose to enrol (the yield).

What a year costs

₹55,42,082 published cost of attendance, per year
  • Tuition₹41,84,670
  • Housing₹12,82,266
  • Books & supplies₹75,146
Sticker price ₹55,42,082
After aid (average) ₹25,97,220

Tuition by who is paying

In-state ₹41,84,670
Out-of-state ₹41,84,670

Average aid awarded: ₹25,38,606 a year.

Outcomes and support

78.3%
Retention
58%
Graduation

One teacher for every 10 students

Small classes: professors will know your name.

Who studies here

As reported by the college; shares may not add up to 100.

White 60.8%
Hispanic 16.6%
African American 8.4%
Multiracial 7.4%
Asian 3.5%
Unknown 2.1%
Native American 0.6%

1 programme

  • Bachelor's

Programmes

ProgrammeLevel
Design and Applied Artsbachelor
Film/Video and Photographic Artsbachelor
Fine and Studio Artsbachelor
Graphic Communicationsbachelor
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studiesbachelor

Every detail

Admissions & Requirements

Acceptance Rate54.76%
Total Applicants1097
Admitted Applicants662
Enrolled Applicants240
Fee Waiver AvailableYes
SAT/ACT RequirementNot required
GPA RequirementRequired
Class Rank RequirementRequired
Recommendations RequiredConsidered if submitted
AP Credit AwardedYes
AP Placement AwardedNo

Deadlines

Test Scores

Cost & Financial Aid

In-State Tuition₹41,84,670
Out-of-State Tuition₹41,84,670
Average Housing Cost₹12,82,266
Books & Supplies₹75,146
Average Net Price₹25,97,220
Average Aid Awarded₹25,38,606

Student Body Diversity

African American8.37%
Asian3.45%
Hispanic16.63%
White60.84%
Multiracial7.39%
Native American0.62%
Pacific Islander0.00
International0.62%
Unknown Race2.09%

Academics & Rankings

School TypePrivate
School SettingUrban
Years4
Graduation Rate57.97%
Retention Rate78.33%
Student/Faculty Ratio10:1
Total Undergraduates812

Contact

Street Address4415 Warwick Blvd
ZIP Code64111
Phone(816) 472-4852
Apply (official portal)https://www.commonapp.org/