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Culinary Institute of America is a private located in Hyde Park, New York. Culinary Institute of America is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Culinary Institute of America is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,424 10 years after enrolling, 89th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Culinary Institute of America bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. Culinary Institute of America is ranked 78th in New York.
Culinary Institute of America’s median net annual cost of $27,894 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Culinary Institute of America sorted by number of graduates - Hospitality Mgmt., Culinary Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$27,894
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Culinary Institute of America is 4% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Culinary Institute of America, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Culinary Institute of America graduates within 4 years.
Culinary Institute of America is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Culinary Institute of America’s economic mobility score of 14.82 is calculated by adjusting the 3.19 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Culinary Institute of America’s EMS of 14.82 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Culinary Institute of America pays $27,894 a year, $23,746 less than the $51,640 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $27,894
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Culinary Institute of America, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $27,894 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $11,553. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,431
Pell grants
$5,034
State grants
$3,797
Institutional grants
$18,435
Culinary Institute of America offers 1 exclusively online program. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
1
Percentage of programs online
14%
Culinary Institute of America's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 98% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,056 applicants, of which 2,017 were admitted and 720 enrolled. Culinary Institute of America has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Culinary Institute of America has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
48%
59%
In-state
19%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
48%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
7%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
19%
12%