Tabor vs. Kansas City Art Institute

Comparable Facts

Compare Tabor College in Hillsboro, KS with Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, MO on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Kansas City Art Institute is larger than Tabor based on total student enrollment (813 students vs. 621 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Tabor College is located in Hillsboro, KS (Remote Town setting); Kansas City Art Institute is in Kansas City, MO (Large City setting).
• Tabor College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Kansas City Art Institute is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Tabor College 15:1; Kansas City Art Institute 10:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Tabor College are 20.9% lower than at Kansas City Art Institute ($10,800 vs. $13,651).
• Out-of-state tuition is 23.1% higher at Kansas City Art Institute than at Tabor College (about $8,350 more per year; $44,550 vs. $36,200).
• The same share of students receive grant aid at Tabor College as at Kansas City Art Institute (100% vs. 100%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Kansas City Art Institute students is 0.3% larger than aid received by Tabor College students ($29,760 vs. $29,669).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at Tabor, test-free at Kansas City Art Institute.
• Enrolled first-year students at Kansas City Art Institute average a 3.32 high school GPA, 0.09 higher than at Tabor (3.23).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 37.7% at Tabor vs. 35.1% at Kansas City Art Institute.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Tabor College graduates have a $4,000 lower median loan debt than Kansas City Art Institute graduates ($23,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers, Tabor graduates have an estimated $42 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Kansas City Art Institute graduates ($237 vs. $279).
• More Kansas City Art Institute graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Tabor students, three years after graduation (62% vs. 60%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.