Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has 23 pts more first-gen students than Kansas City Art Institute (44% vs. 21%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences grads earn $12K more ten years out than Kansas City Art Institute's ($48,991 vs. $37,032)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences costs about $5.7K less per year on average than Kansas City Art Institute ($23,802 vs. $29,540, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Kansas City Art Institute graduates 5 pts more of its students than Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (60% vs. 55%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Kansas City Art Institute's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Kansas City Art Institute has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (44% vs. 40%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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