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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

60%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Kansas City Art Institute during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 897 207 690
Admitted students 538 115 423
Enrolled students 206 47 159
Acceptance rate 60% 56% 61%
Yield rate 38% 41% 38%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Kansas City Art Institute received a total of 897 applications. These applications included 207 male applicants and 690 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 897 applicants, Kansas City Art Institute admitted 538 students. Among the admitted students, there were 115 males and 423 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 206 students chose to enroll at Kansas City Art Institute. This means that 206 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 47 were male and 159 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Kansas City Art Institute had an overall acceptance rate of 60% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 56% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 61%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Kansas City Art Institute had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 41%, and for female admitted students, it was 38%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Kansas City Art Institute over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 698 163 520 405 94 299 58% 58% 58% 146 36 105 36% 38% 35%
2016 778 191 587 506 115 391 65% 60% 67% 163 35 128 32% 30% 33%
2017 704 204 500 473 132 341 67% 65% 68% 171 48 123 36% 36% 36%
2018 659 180 479 456 120 336 69% 67% 70% 139 38 101 30% 32% 30%
2019 1,015 231 784 574 118 456 57% 51% 58% 183 42 141 32% 36% 31%
2020 1,005 252 753 594 141 453 59% 56% 60% 185 40 145 31% 28% 32%
2021 897 207 690 538 115 423 60% 56% 61% 206 47 159 38% 41% 38%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Kansas City Art Institute uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Kansas City Art Institute operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Kansas City Art Institute.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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