Quad

Head-to-head

Kansas City Art Institute
Brevard

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kansas City Art Institute graduates 23 pts more of its students than Brevard (60% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Brevard has 8 pts more first-gen students than Kansas City Art Institute (29% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Kansas City Art Institute's yield is 8 pts higher than Brevard's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Kansas City Art Institute's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Brevard

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Brevard grads earn $6.5K more ten years out than Kansas City Art Institute's ($43,545 vs. $37,032)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Brevard admits 42% vs. 55% at Kansas City Art Institute

    Acceptance rate

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

Brevard admits 42%, Kansas City Art Institute 55%; Kansas City Art Institute's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
Kansas City Art Institute55%
Brevard42%
Quad's selectivity
  • Kansas City Art InstituteSelective
  • BrevardSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Kansas City Art InstituteTest-blind
Brevard
870–1220
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGPA and school record required
  • BrevardGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Kansas City Art Institute and Brevard are about the same size; Kansas City Art Institute has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kansas City Art Institute812
Brevard815
Pell Grant share
Kansas City Art Institute44%
Brevard41%

Majors and faculty

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

Students per faculty member
Kansas City Art Institute10 to 1
Brevard12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Kansas City Art InstituteAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects25%
  • BrevardBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Brevard 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
Kansas City Art Institute$29.5K
Brevard$27.3K
Aid generosity
Kansas City Art Institute50%
Brevard43%

What each pays off

Brevard's former students earn more, a median $43.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 60% at Kansas City Art Institute to 37% at Brevard.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kansas City Art Institute$37K
Brevard$43.5K
Graduation rate
Kansas City Art Institute60%
Brevard37%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGrowing+84%
  • BrevardSteady−6%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why