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Sunday 11.8.2009

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Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111

Official telephone: (816) 472-4852
Toll-free telephone: (800) 522-5224
Fax number: (816) 802-3439
Website: www.kcai.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Lynn Boyer,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 816 474-5224
800 522-5224 (toll free)
816 802-3309 (fax)
info@kcai.edu
FAFSA number: 002473

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $27,220; $27,220 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $1,134 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $1,134 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,500
Other expenses: personal, transportation
Combined room and board expenses: $8,294

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesAugust 1

Applied for financial aid:
92% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
91% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
78% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
15% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
17% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
71% for first-year students
62% for full-time undergraduates
50% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$19,068 for first-year students
$17,927 for full-time undergraduates
$13,098 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$14,826 for first-year students
$13,283 for full-time undergraduates
$9,250 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,461 for first-year students
$5,354 for full-time undergraduates
$4,820 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,228 for first-year students
$5,075 for full-time undergraduates
$4,561 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
16% of first-year students
19% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$15,919 for first-year students
$14,291 for full-time undergraduates
$21,875 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 25%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • private alternative loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $1,000 - $7,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $1,000 - $9,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 86%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,000
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 - $23,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 - $23,000