Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kansas City Art Institute's yield is 15 pts higher than Cleveland Institute of Art's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Cleveland Institute of Art has 6 pts more first-gen students than Kansas City Art Institute (27% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Cleveland Institute of Art grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Kansas City Art Institute's ($42,509 vs. $37,032)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Kansas City Art Institute has 1.5× as many undergrads as Cleveland Institute of Art

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Cleveland Institute of Art graduates 5 pts more of its students than Kansas City Art Institute (65% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Kansas City Art Institute costs about $2.2K less per year on average than Cleveland Institute of Art ($29,540 vs. $31,693, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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%, Cleveland Institute of Art 61%; Kansas City Art Institute's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
Cleveland Institute of Art61%
Kansas City Art Institute55%
Quad's selectivity
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtSelective
  • Kansas City Art InstituteSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Cleveland Institute of Art
980–1280
Kansas City Art InstituteTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtGPA and school record required
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Kansas City Art Institute has 1.5× as many undergrads as Cleveland Institute of Art and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cleveland Institute of Art539
Kansas City Art Institute812
Pell Grant share
Cleveland Institute of Art42%
Kansas City Art Institute44%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Cleveland Institute of Art, and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects at Kansas City Art Institute.

Students per faculty member
Cleveland Institute of Art9 to 1
Kansas City Art Institute10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtIllustration34%
  • Kansas City Art InstituteAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects25%

What each costs

Kansas City Art Institute costs about $2.2K less a year than Cleveland Institute of Art on average.

Average cost, all students
Cleveland Institute of Art$31.7K
Kansas City Art Institute$29.5K
Aid generosity
Cleveland Institute of Art52%
Kansas City Art Institute50%

What each pays off

Cleveland Institute of Art's former students earn more, a median $42.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cleveland Institute of Art$42.5K
Kansas City Art Institute$37K
Graduation rate
Cleveland Institute of Art65%
Kansas City Art Institute60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Cleveland Institute of ArtGrowing+37%
  • Kansas City Art InstituteGrowing+84%
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