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
Kansas City Art Institute55%
LaGrange62%
Quad's selectivity
  • Kansas City Art InstituteSelective
  • LaGrangeAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Kansas City Art InstituteTest-blind
LaGrangeTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGPA and school record required
  • LaGrangeGPA 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
Kansas City Art Institute812
LaGrange636
Pell Grant share
Kansas City Art Institute44%
LaGrange43%

Majors and faculty

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

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

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
Kansas City Art Institute$29.5K
LaGrange$23.6K
Aid generosity
Kansas City Art Institute50%
LaGrange54%

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
Kansas City Art Institute$37K
LaGrange$51.7K
Graduation rate
Kansas City Art Institute60%
LaGrange49%

How each has changed

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

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