by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Kansas City Art Institute first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Kansas City Art Institute. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 78% students making it past their freshmen year, Kansas City Art Institute has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Missouri, the average is 69.43%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Art Institute | 78% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Missouri | 69.43% |
There were approximately 130 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 50% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 57% of the students had graduated and after eight years 57% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Kansas City Art Institute graduation rate 57%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 114 | 50% |
| Six Years | 130 | 57% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 99 | 43% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 99 students or 43% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 99 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
67 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Art Institute lost contact with the remaining 32 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 67 | 67.7% |
| Dropped Out | 32 | 32.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 60% |
| Black / African-American | 50% |
| Hispanic | 50% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50% |
| Unknown | 67% |
| White | 71% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at Kansas City Art Institute are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Kansas City Art Institute represent 70.87% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Kansas City Art Institute graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 57% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | Kansas City Art Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 48% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 47.82% |
70 first-time / full-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
47 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Art Institute lost contact with the remaining 23 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 47 | 67.14% |
| Dropped Out | 23 | 32.86% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Kansas City Art Institute.
Returning / full-time students at Kansas City Art Institute represent 29.13% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Kansas City Art Institute graduation rate was 55%, and by the eight year mark, 57% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Kansas City Art Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 55% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 55.07% |
29 non first-time / part-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
20 transferred to another institution.
Kansas City Art Institute lost contact with the remaining 9 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 20 | 68.97% |
| Dropped Out | 9 | 31.03% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Kansas City Art Institute.
