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What Kansas City Art Institute costs

Kansas City, Missouri · Private · 812 undergrads

Kansas City Art Institute's sticker price was $63,262 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $31,165 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $27,174.

What does Kansas City Art Institute cost?

$31,165 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $63,262.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$27,174
$30,000–$48,000$29,208
$48,000–$75,000$28,660
$75,000–$110,000$33,503
over $110,000$35,523

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$27,174
$30,000–$48,000$29,208
$48,000–$75,000$28,660
$75,000–$110,000$33,503
Over $110,000$35,523

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 57% off Kansas City Art Institute's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Kansas City Art Institute cost more than Central Methodist Liberal Arts and Sciences, Drury University and Lindenwood University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Kansas City Art Institute$28,660$31,165
Central Methodist Liberal Arts and Sciences$22,579$21,697
Drury University$18,119$23,078
Lindenwood University$17,077$21,443

The sticker price

$45,674
Tuition, 2025-26
$63,262
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
48%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$29,760
average grant for students who got aid.
69%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Kansas City Art Institute cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $27,174 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $63,262. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Kansas City Art Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Kansas City Art Institute cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $29,208 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $63,262. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Kansas City Art Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Kansas City Art Institute cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $28,660 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $63,262. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Kansas City Art Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers