Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    LaGrange grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than Kansas City Art Institute's ($51,745 vs. $37,032)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Kansas City Art Institute graduates 12 pts more of its students than LaGrange (60% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Kansas City Art Institute's yield is 10 pts higher than LaGrange's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    LaGrange costs about $5.9K less per year on average than Kansas City Art Institute ($23,594 vs. $29,540, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    LaGrange has 4 pts more first-gen students than Kansas City Art Institute (25% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    LaGrange's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 50% at Kansas City Art Institute

    Aid generosity

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

Kansas City Art Institute admits 55%, LaGrange 62%; Kansas City Art Institute's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
LaGrange62%
Kansas City Art Institute55%
Quad's selectivity
  • LaGrangeAccessible
  • Kansas City Art InstituteSelective
SAT middle 50%
LaGrangeTest-blind
Kansas City Art InstituteTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LaGrangeGPA and school record required
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Kansas City Art Institute is a bit larger than LaGrange (812 vs. 636 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
LaGrange636
Kansas City Art Institute812
Pell Grant share
LaGrange43%
Kansas City Art Institute44%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at LaGrange, and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects at Kansas City Art Institute.

Students per faculty member
LaGrange13 to 1
Kansas City Art Institute10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LaGrangeBusiness Administration and Management, General25%
  • Kansas City Art InstituteAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects25%

What each costs

LaGrange costs about $5.9K less a year than Kansas City Art Institute on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
LaGrange$23.6K
Kansas City Art Institute$29.5K
Aid generosity
LaGrange54%
Kansas City Art Institute50%

What each pays off

LaGrange's former students earn more, a median $51.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 60% at Kansas City Art Institute to 49% at LaGrange.

Median earnings, 10 years
LaGrange$51.7K
Kansas City Art Institute$37K
Graduation rate
LaGrange49%
Kansas City Art Institute60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Kansas City Art Institute got more selective while LaGrange got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LaGrangeGrowing+13%
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGrowing+84%
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