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How strong are the academics at Kansas City Art Institute?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

10:1
Student to faculty ratio

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Kansas City Art has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Kansas City Art Institute:

74%
First-year retention rate
57%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Kansas City Art Institute's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Illustration
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Painting
Graphic Design
Sculpture
8.2
12.76
17.32
21.88
26.44
31

The Full List

Major Graduates
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 25
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 1
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Illustration 31
  • Painting 21
  • Graphic Design 15
  • Sculpture 12
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 10
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 7
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production 3
  • Printmaking 3
  • Photography 2
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
  • Industrial and Product Design 0

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