KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
Acceptance rate
68.2%
2025
Tuition per year
$20,521
$28,569 with room and board
Peer median $19,450
Undergraduates
70
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
72.0%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 72.0%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Website
- www.kdstudio.com
- Undergraduates
- 70
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Dallas
- Nearest international airport
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 15 mi
- Also known as
- KD Conservatory
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Kathy Tyner (President/C.E.O.)
- Phone
- 2146380484
- Address
- 2600 Stemmons Fwy Ste 117, Dallas, TX 75207
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 93.8%, women 81.3%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 7 in 10
44 applicants in 2025, 68.2% admitted
30 admitted 14 not admitted Yield 56.7%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Acting. | $22,845 | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production. | - |
Students
70 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 60:40 · Freshman retention 69.2%
- Continuing undergraduates 37
- First-year undergraduates 19
- Transfers and others 14
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (70)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 2.4% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$28,569
- Undergraduate tuition
- $20,521
- Room and board
- $8,048
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,491 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 20% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 22%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$1.8M
Expenses$2.0M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Southern Methodist UniversityDallas · 4.2 mi
U.S. News #85
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The University of Texas at DallasRichardson · 13.3 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of Texas-ArlingtonArlington · 16.7 mi
U.S. News #236
-
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth · 31.1 mi
U.S. News #90
-
University of North TexasDenton · 33.0 mi
U.S. News #208
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Baylor UniversityWaco · 88.7 mi
U.S. News #90
-
Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station · 154.2 mi
U.S. News #59
-
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown · 157.8 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman · 169.5 mi
U.S. News #116
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.