Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kansas City Art Institute's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Oakwood

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Kansas City Art Institute graduates 11 pts more of its students than Oakwood (60% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Kansas City Art Institute is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Oakwood grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Kansas City Art Institute's ($42,488 vs. $37,032)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Kansas City Art Institute's yield is 5 pts higher than Oakwood's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Oakwood is a bit larger (1,153 vs. 812)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Oakwood admits 45%, Kansas City Art Institute 55%; Kansas City Art Institute's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
Oakwood45%
Kansas City Art Institute55%
Quad's selectivity
  • OakwoodSelective
  • Kansas City Art InstituteSelective
SAT middle 50%
OakwoodTest-blind
Kansas City Art InstituteTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • OakwoodGPA and school record required
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Oakwood is a bit larger than Kansas City Art Institute (1,153 vs. 812 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 44%.

Undergrads
Oakwood1.2K
Kansas City Art Institute812
Pell Grant share
Oakwood44%
Kansas City Art Institute44%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Oakwood, and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects at Kansas City Art Institute.

Students per faculty member
Oakwood14 to 1
Kansas City Art Institute10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • OakwoodBiology/Biological Sciences, General11%
  • Kansas City Art InstituteAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects25%

What each costs

Oakwood costs about $2.3K less a year than Kansas City Art Institute on average; Kansas City Art Institute's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Oakwood$27.2K
Kansas City Art Institute$29.5K
Aid generosity
Oakwood33%
Kansas City Art Institute50%

What each pays off

Oakwood's former students earn more, a median $42.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 60% at Kansas City Art Institute to 49% at Oakwood.

Median earnings, 10 years
Oakwood$42.5K
Kansas City Art Institute$37K
Graduation rate
Oakwood49%
Kansas City Art Institute60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Kansas City Art Institute but fell at Oakwood; Kansas City Art Institute got more selective while Oakwood held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • OakwoodShrinking−11%
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGrowing+84%
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