Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Population
1,900,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (62%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
817
Men / Women
21% / 79%
From State
47%
From Region
26%
Racial/Ethnic
White
61%
Hispanic
17%
Black
9%
Mixed
7%
Asian
4%
Native American
1%
International
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 36.7% 36.7%
2013 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2014 Men: 25.8% 25.8%
2015 Men: 25.5% 25.5%
2016 Men: 21.5% 21.5%
2017 Men: 28.1% 28.1%
2018 Men: 27.3% 27.3%
2019 Men: 23.0% 23.0%
2020 Men: 21.6% 21.6%
2021 Men: 22.8% 22.8%
2022 Men: 19.3% 19.3%
2023 Men: 17.9% 17.9%
2024 Men: 24.1% 24.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2015 Native: 2.7% 2.7%
2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2012 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2013 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2016 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2011 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2012 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2013 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2014 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2015 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2016 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2017 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2018 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 Black: 10.6% 10.6%
2020 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2021 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2022 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2023 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2011 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2012 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2013 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2014 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2015 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2016 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2017 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2018 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2019 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2020 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2021 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2%
2022 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2023 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2%
2024 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2011 White: 83.7% 83.7%
2012 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2013 White: 84.2% 84.2%
2014 White: 72.5% 72.5%
2015 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2016 White: 59.8% 59.8%
2017 White: 67.5% 67.5%
2018 White: 65.3% 65.3%
2019 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2020 White: 53.0% 53.0%
2021 White: 64.1% 64.1%
2022 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2023 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2024 White: 60.1% 60.1%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2025 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2020 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2021 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2022 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2023 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2024 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2025 Black: 8.6% 8.6%
2020 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2021 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2022 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3%
2023 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6%
2024 Hispanic: 14.7% 14.7%
2025 Hispanic: 16.6% 16.6%
2020 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2021 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2022 White: 61.3% 61.3%
2023 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2024 White: 60.8% 60.8%
2025 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2020 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 International: 0.5% 0.5%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Kansas City Art Institute
161
20% / 80%
1%
$42,035
6
92%
Creative Writing
1 +3
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Animation
40 —
30% / 70%
2%
$39,778
4
88%
Art History
— +7
—
—
$37,189
3
88%
Ceramics
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$37,189
3
88%
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
10 —
10% / 90%
0%
$37,189
3
88%
Film Production
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$45,749
9
95%
Graphic Design
12 —
17% / 83%
0%
$48,933
14
100%
Illustration
34 —
29% / 71%
0%
$48,933
14
100%
Industrial and Product Design
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$48,933
14
100%
Painting
26 —
8% / 92%
4%
$37,189
3
88%
Photography
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$45,749
9
95%
Printmaking
9 —
0% / 100%
0%
$37,189
3
88%
Sculpture
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$37,189
3
88%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$47,668
ROI Percentile
6th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
78%
4-Year Graduation Rate
49%
6-Year Graduation Rate
58%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 76.7% 76.7%
2012 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0%
2013 Graduated: 57.9% 57.9%
2014 Graduated: 52.9% 52.9%
2015 Graduated: 66.1% 66.1%
2016 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3%
2017 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5%
2018 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3%
2019 Graduated: 61.0% 61.0%
2020 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5%
2021 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1%
2022 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8%
2023 Graduated: 64.9% 64.9%
2024 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 57.9% 57.9%
2012 Men: 62.1% 62.1%
2013 Men: 67.2% 67.2%
2014 Men: 51.9% 51.9%
2015 Men: 67.2% 67.2%
2016 Men: 63.4% 63.4%
2017 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2018 Men: 63.0% 63.0%
2019 Men: 60.5% 60.5%
2020 Men: 37.8% 37.8%
2021 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2022 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2024 Men: 67.6% 67.6%
2011 Women: 91.7% 91.7%
2012 Women: 56.7% 56.7%
2013 Women: 51.6% 51.6%
2014 Women: 53.5% 53.5%
2015 Women: 65.6% 65.6%
2016 Women: 55.5% 55.5%
2017 Women: 54.5% 54.5%
2018 Women: 60.6% 60.6%
2019 Women: 61.2% 61.2%
2020 Women: 64.9% 64.9%
2021 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2022 Women: 58.6% 58.6%
2023 Women: 68.3% 68.3%
2024 Women: 54.5% 54.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2016 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2018 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2021 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Asian: 88.9% 88.9%
2011 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2012 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2015 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2017 Black: 72.7% 72.7%
2018 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2021 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8%
2016 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7%
2017 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2%
2018 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2019 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6%
2020 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2%
2021 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6%
2022 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2011 White: 80.6% 80.6%
2012 White: 56.4% 56.4%
2013 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2014 White: 54.0% 54.0%
2015 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2016 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2017 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2018 White: 60.2% 60.2%
2019 White: 59.0% 59.0%
2020 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2021 White: 61.3% 61.3%
2022 White: 56.7% 56.7%
2023 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2024 White: 56.6% 56.6%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Arts
99.4%
160
21% / 79%
1%
$42,035
6
92%
Humanities & Social Sciences
0.6%
1
0% / 100%
0%
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—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
60%
Yield (Unbound)
35%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
60%
60%
60%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 67.0% 67.0%
2013 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3%
2014 Acceptance: 60.0% 60.0%
2015 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0%
2016 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0%
2017 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2%
2018 Acceptance: 69.2% 69.2%
2019 Acceptance: 56.6% 56.6%
2020 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1%
2021 Acceptance: 60.0% 60.0%
2022 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5%
2023 Acceptance: 60.3% 60.3%
2024 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8%
2011 Yield: 45.0% 45.0%
2013 Yield: 27.1% 27.1%
2014 Yield: 34.9% 34.9%
2015 Yield: 36.0% 36.0%
2016 Yield: 32.2% 32.2%
2017 Yield: 36.2% 36.2%
2018 Yield: 30.5% 30.5%
2019 Yield: 31.9% 31.9%
2020 Yield: 31.1% 31.1%
2021 Yield: 38.3% 38.3%
2022 Yield: 32.3% 32.3%
2023 Yield: 36.3% 36.3%
2024 Yield: 35.1% 35.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 651 651
2013 Applicants: 619 619
2014 Applicants: 612 612
2015 Applicants: 698 698
2016 Applicants: 778 778
2017 Applicants: 704 704
2018 Applicants: 659 659
2019 Applicants: 1,015 1,015
2020 Applicants: 1,005 1,005
2021 Applicants: 897 897
2022 Applicants: 990 990
2023 Applicants: 1,097 1,097
2024 Applicants: 1,125 1,125
2011 Admitted: 436 436
2013 Admitted: 398 398
2014 Admitted: 367 367
2015 Admitted: 405 405
2016 Admitted: 506 506
2017 Admitted: 473 473
2018 Admitted: 456 456
2019 Admitted: 574 574
2020 Admitted: 594 594
2021 Admitted: 538 538
2022 Admitted: 579 579
2023 Admitted: 662 662
2024 Admitted: 616 616
2011 Enrolled: 196 196
2013 Enrolled: 108 108
2014 Enrolled: 128 128
2015 Enrolled: 146 146
2016 Enrolled: 163 163
2017 Enrolled: 171 171
2018 Enrolled: 139 139
2019 Enrolled: 183 183
2020 Enrolled: 185 185
2021 Enrolled: 206 206
2022 Enrolled: 187 187
2023 Enrolled: 240 240
2024 Enrolled: 216 216
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 940 940
2013 25th: 930 930
2014 25th: 980 980
2015 25th: 990 990
2016 25th: 940 940
2017 25th: 1020 1020
2011 75th: 1210 1210
2013 75th: 1130 1130
2014 75th: 1200 1200
2015 75th: 1180 1180
2016 75th: 1230 1230
2017 75th: 1280 1280
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 460 460
2015 25th: 480 480
2016 25th: 440 440
2017 25th: 470 470
2011 75th: 570 570
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 570 570
2015 75th: 570 570
2016 75th: 590 590
2017 75th: 620 620
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 500 500
2013 25th: 480 480
2014 25th: 520 520
2015 25th: 510 510
2016 25th: 500 500
2017 25th: 550 550
2011 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 600 600
2014 75th: 630 630
2015 75th: 610 610
2016 75th: 640 640
2017 75th: 660 660
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
