by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Kansas City Art Institute, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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The full cost of attending Kansas City Art Institute works out to about $57,779.00 per year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $44,550.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,229.00 |
| Total cost | $57,779.00 |
| That is 76% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $57,779.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$29,760.00 |
| Net price | $28,019.00 |
| That is 15% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $57,779.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$31,117.00 |
| Net price | $26,662.00 |
| That is 19% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at about 3.2% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Freshman year | $27,506.00 | $28,906.00 | $59,609.00 |
| Senior year | $30,203.00 | $31,740.00 | $65,452.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $115,362.00 | $121,233.00 | $250,000.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $43,949.00 | $46,186.00 | $95,241.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,328.00 | $1,395.00 | $2,877.00 |
| Total amount paid | $159,311.00 | $167,419.00 | $345,241.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Freshman year | $27,506.00 | $28,906.00 | $59,609.00 |
| Senior year | $28,377.00 | $29,822.00 | $61,496.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $55,883.00 | $58,728.00 | $121,105.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $21,290.00 | $22,373.00 | $46,136.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $643.00 | $676.00 | $1,394.00 |
| Total amount paid | $77,173.00 | $81,101.00 | $167,241.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the Net Price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,650.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $29,555.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $27,374.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $25,954.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $27,533.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $29,454.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $34,880.00 |
Use Kansas City Art Institute Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Kansas City Art Institute comes to $21,500.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Moderate ($20-30k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,801.00 |
| 25th | $9,380.00 |
| Median (50th) | $21,500.00 |
| 75th | $30,750.00 |
| 90th | $39,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $25,125.00 |
| Middle income | $19,682.00 |
| High income | $19,500.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $5,625.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,402.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Kansas City Art Institute is $4,034.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Kansas City Art Institute is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 7.7% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Kansas City Art Institute come to $73,765,475.00 spread across 3,609 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 14 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $18,082.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Kansas City Art Institute, a few questions are worth asking:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.