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                Kansas City Art Institute
 
                www.kcai.edu • Kansas City, Missouri
                
        
                4-year Private 
                
                 
                    • primarily nonresidential Very Small Campus
                
                 • Large City-Urban
                
                          
                 • Calendar: Semester System 
                
                
             
        
            
            Trend data: 2010-2020
            
                
                    Undergraduates by Gender 
                    
                    Undergraduates by Race 
                    
                    
                    
                        - Native American
-  0%
- Asian
-  5%
- African American
-  6%
- Hispanic
-  12%
- Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
-  0%
- Caucasian
-  66%
- 2 or more races
-  7%
- Unknown
-  3%
- International
-  1%
 
                 
                
                    2020 Freshman by Geography 
                    
                 
             
            
                    
                    Students with disabilities
                    
                    
                        19% 
                                            
                        of the students at Kansas City Art Institute are registered with the college's disability services office.
                    
                    
             
                        
            
                
                    
                    Cost of Attendance (2021-22)
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                | Cost of Attendance | $56,700 | 
                            
                                | Tuition | $40,575 | 
                            
                                | Room & Board (on-campus) | $12,125 | 
                            
                                | Books & Supplies | $1,500 | 
                            
                                | Transportation & Other | $2,500 | 
                    
                    
                    
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                    Need-based Aid (2021-22)
                            
                                
                                    | Percentage of students receiving some need-based aid |  | 99% | 
                                    | Percentage of students receiving some Federal aid |  | 34% | 
                                    | Percentage of students receiving some institutional aid |  | 97% | 
                                    | Percentage of students with education loans |  | 82% | 
                                
                            
                 
             
        
    
            2026 Application Information
            
            
                        
                Requirements
                
                    -  Test Scores
-  Optional
- High School GPA
-  Required
- Transcripts
-  Recommended 
- High School Rank
-  Required
- Recommendations
-  Recommended
 
         
    
            Admissions Information
            
            
                Kansas City Art Institute's Admissions Page 
                    
                                                    
                
            
                
            
         
    
            
            
            
                
                
                
                    Liberal Arts: Top 5 of 11
 
                    
                 
             
                
            Intercollegiate Sports: 0 (See List)
            
            Kansas City Art Institute does not compete in intercollegiate sports.
            
                
            
            Location
            
                
                Kansas City, Missouri
                
Getting There
                
                    - Nearest Airport 
 (5 mi)
- Charles B Wheeler Downtown (MKC) 
 Kansas City, MO
- Nearest Major 
 Airport (375 mi)
- Memphis Intl (MEM) 
 Memphis, TN