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Kansas City Art Institute

General Information

Name: Kansas City Art Institute
Address: 4415 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111-1874
Phone:

  • General information: (816) 472-4852
  • Financial aid office: (816) 802-3300
  • Admissions office: (816) 802-3300

Website: www.kcai.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$24,000$22,392$21,336
Books and supplies$3,000$3,000$3,000
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,500$7,150$6,800
        Other expenses$4,000$4,000$4,000

Total expenses   
On-campus$38,500$36,542$35,136

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 100%
  • Federal grants: 29%
  • State/local grants: 14%
  • Institutional grants: 97%
  • Student loans: 84%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3601
  • State/local grants:$1550
  • Institutional grants:$9476
  • Student loans:$4077

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants603214389
Percent admitted72.3%71.0%73.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time100.0%100.0%100.0%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 613
First-time student retention: 69%
Overall graduation rate: 60%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 93%
    • Part Time: 7%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 43%
    • Women: 57%

White non-hispanic: 83%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 6%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 1%

Degrees offered

    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design - Certificate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Certificate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts - Bachelor
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Illustration - Bachelor
  • Painting - Bachelor
  • Photography - Bachelor
  • Printmaking - Bachelor
  • Sculpture - Bachelor


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