FourYearCost

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MOPrivate nonprofitRank 949 of 1,732Traditional rank 617 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$27,721
187 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$26,856
548 recipients
The drop
$865
3.1% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$27,721Later years$26,856

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$27,374
$30–48k$25,954
$48–75k$27,533
$75–110k$29,454
$110k+$34,880

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$41,924
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$43,550
Change$1,626 (+3.9%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$12,900

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$38,4002018-19$39,2002019-20$40,1002020-21$40,5752021-22$41,9242022-23$43,5502023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +13.4% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$27,2742020-21$29,3732021-22$30,1422022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years65%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)75%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants42%
Freshmen taking federal loans76%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,486
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$483

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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