KCA

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Kansas City Art Institute is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Kansas City, Missouri. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 813 students in fall 2024.

Kansas City Art Institute offers bachelor's degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Illustration, and Painting. It awarded 161 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

813

Students enrolled

78%

First-year retention

161

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

10:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 13

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 11

Illustration Bachelor 34 graduates
Painting Bachelor 26 graduates
Graphic Design Bachelor 12 graduates
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts Bachelor 10 graduates
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Bachelor 9 graduates
Printmaking Bachelor 9 graduates
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor 7 graduates
Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor 7 graduates
Photography Bachelor 7 graduates
Sculpture Bachelor 5 graduates
Industrial and Product Design Bachelor 1 graduate

Communications Technologies 1

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor 40 graduates

English Language and Literature 1

Creative Writing Bachelor 4 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 78%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 161

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 813
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 813
Full-time, fall 2024: 98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 837
Full-time, 2024-25: 98%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 78%
Men: 22%
White: 61%
Hispanic or Latino: 16%
Black or African American: 9%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 8%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Nerman Family President: Peggy Shannon
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact