Five Towns vs Kansas City Art Institute
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NYCatholic life on campusKansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MOCatholic life on campus
At a glance
- Kansas City Art Institute has the higher graduation rate: 58% against 55% at Five Towns.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Five Towns has the lower price after aid: $17,588 a year, against $26,293 at Kansas City Art Institute.
- The average price after aid is lower at Five Towns: $22,992 a year, against $27,650 at Kansas City Art Institute.
- Median debt is lower at Five Towns: $21,500, against $27,000 at Kansas City Art Institute.
The college
Control
Private for-profit
Private nonprofit
Location
Dix Hills, NY
Kansas City, MO
Setting
Suburb
City
Students
723
789
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
54%
55%
Graduation rate
55%
58%
First-year retention
70%
78%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$22,992
$27,650
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$17,588
$26,293
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$20,113
$25,105
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$24,284
$27,663
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$26,744
$29,943
Net price, over $110,000 income
$27,724
$30,840
Median debt
$21,500
$27,000
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$35,887
$37,032
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.