How has Kansas City Art Institute changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 67% (2011) to 55% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2011–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 651 (2011) to 1,125 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 739 (2010) to 813 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 940–1230 (2016) to 1020–1280 (2017)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2016–2017
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 22–23 (2003) to 20–27 (2017).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $30,762 (2011) to $45,674 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.