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Culinary Institute of America

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 500,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Hyde Park, NY

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (25%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,777
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 15%
From Region 29%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Hispanic 22%
Black 8%
International 8%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 54.7% 54.7% 2012 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2013 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2014 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2015 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2016 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2017 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2018 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2019 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2020 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2021 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2023 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2024 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2025 Men: 50.9% 50.9%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2012 Asian: 9.9% 9.9% 2013 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2014 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2015 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2016 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2017 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2018 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2022 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2024 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2025 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2011 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2014 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2015 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2016 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2017 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2018 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2019 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2020 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2021 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2022 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2025 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2011 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2012 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2013 Hispanic: 15.5% 15.5% 2014 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9% 2015 Hispanic: 19.7% 19.7% 2016 Hispanic: 15.8% 15.8% 2017 Hispanic: 15.7% 15.7% 2018 Hispanic: 15.3% 15.3% 2019 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0% 2020 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2021 Hispanic: 21.6% 21.6% 2022 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 Hispanic: 19.3% 19.3% 2024 Hispanic: 22.3% 22.3% 2025 Hispanic: 25.8% 25.8% 2011 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2012 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2013 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2014 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2015 White: 48.7% 48.7% 2016 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2017 White: 53.8% 53.8% 2018 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2019 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2020 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2021 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2022 White: 39.9% 39.9% 2023 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2024 White: 44.7% 44.7% 2025 White: 41.1% 41.1% 2011 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2012 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2014 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 International: 8.8% 8.8% 2016 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2017 International: 11.3% 11.3% 2018 International: 14.2% 14.2% 2019 International: 12.8% 12.8% 2020 International: 16.9% 16.9% 2021 International: 10.7% 10.7% 2022 International: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 International: 14.9% 14.9% 2024 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2025 International: 7.7% 7.7%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 2,807 2,807 2012 Total: 2,827 2,827 2013 Total: 2,814 2,814 2014 Total: 2,778 2,778 2015 Total: 2,859 2,859 2016 Total: 2,774 2,774 2017 Total: 3,116 3,116 2018 Total: 2,956 2,956 2019 Total: 3,012 3,012 2020 Total: 3,538 3,538 2021 Total: 3,737 3,737 2022 Total: 3,652 3,652 2023 Total: 3,723 3,723 2024 Total: 3,757 3,757 2025 Total: 3,777 3,777 2011 Men: 1,517 1,517 2012 Men: 1,487 1,487 2013 Men: 1,497 1,497 2014 Men: 1,433 1,433 2015 Men: 1,435 1,435 2016 Men: 1,348 1,348 2017 Men: 1,547 1,547 2018 Men: 1,450 1,450 2019 Men: 1,523 1,523 2020 Men: 1,831 1,831 2021 Men: 1,960 1,960 2022 Men: 1,870 1,870 2023 Men: 1,891 1,891 2024 Men: 1,928 1,928 2025 Men: 1,907 1,907 2011 Women: 1,290 1,290 2012 Women: 1,340 1,340 2013 Women: 1,317 1,317 2014 Women: 1,345 1,345 2015 Women: 1,424 1,424 2016 Women: 1,426 1,426 2017 Women: 1,569 1,569 2018 Women: 1,506 1,506 2019 Women: 1,489 1,489 2020 Women: 1,707 1,707 2021 Women: 1,777 1,777 2022 Women: 1,782 1,782 2023 Women: 1,832 1,832 2024 Women: 1,829 1,829 2025 Women: 1,870 1,870

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 11.4% 11.4% 2012 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2013 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2014 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2016 Asian: 6.9% 6.9% 2017 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2019 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Asian: 6.9% 6.9% 2021 Asian: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 Asian: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2024 Asian: 7.6% 7.6% 2025 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2011 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2013 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2014 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2016 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2017 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2018 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2019 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2021 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2022 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2011 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2012 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2013 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2014 Hispanic: 15.3% 15.3% 2015 Hispanic: 16.5% 16.5% 2016 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2017 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0% 2018 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1% 2019 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6% 2020 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2% 2021 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2022 Hispanic: 20.1% 20.1% 2023 Hispanic: 20.1% 20.1% 2024 Hispanic: 20.6% 20.6% 2025 Hispanic: 21.8% 21.8% 2011 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2012 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2013 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2014 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2015 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2016 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2018 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 White: 46.4% 46.4% 2020 White: 45.1% 45.1% 2021 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2022 White: 45.0% 45.0% 2023 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2024 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2025 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2011 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2012 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2013 International: 9.5% 9.5% 2014 International: 10.1% 10.1% 2015 International: 12.2% 12.2% 2016 International: 12.4% 12.4% 2017 International: 14.8% 14.8% 2018 International: 15.3% 15.3% 2019 International: 14.5% 14.5% 2020 International: 15.0% 15.0% 2021 International: 11.5% 11.5% 2022 International: 10.5% 10.5% 2023 International: 11.3% 11.3% 2024 International: 9.9% 9.9% 2025 International: 7.9% 7.9%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Culinary Institute of America 394 41% 47% 10% 7% 18% 12% $55,558 3 -0.50 36 97%
Applied Culinary Arts 10 — 70% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $57,004 20 -0.66 40 100% — — — —
Baking and Pastry Arts 7 — 14% 29% 0% 14% 43% 14% $57,004 20 -0.66 40 100% — — — —
Culinary Arts 19 — 47% 58% 11% 5% 5% 16% $57,004 20 -0.66 40 100% — — — —
Culinary Science/Culinology 54 — 56% 44% 13% 2% 17% 17% $57,004 20 -0.66 40 100% — — — —
Food Service Management 242 — 40% 44% 10% 8% 19% 13% $57,180 41 -0.31 41 96% — — — —
Hospitality Administration 13 — 46% 62% 8% 8% 15% 0% $57,180 41 -0.31 41 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 49 — 29% 51% 8% 6% 18% 8% $44,468 4 -1.23 11 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,280
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 82.6% 82.6% 2012 Graduated: 79.3% 79.3% 2013 Graduated: 78.2% 78.2% 2014 Graduated: 74.2% 74.2% 2015 Graduated: 72.5% 72.5% 2016 Graduated: 72.9% 72.9% 2017 Graduated: 72.9% 72.9% 2018 Graduated: 69.4% 69.4% 2019 Graduated: 70.3% 70.3% 2020 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 Graduated: 72.2% 72.2% 2022 Graduated: 70.7% 70.7% 2023 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2024 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 86.2% 2012 Men: 76.4% 2013 Men: 75.4% 2014 Men: 67.5% 2015 Men: 70.0% 2016 Men: 67.8% 2017 Men: 70.0% 2018 Men: 67.9% 2019 Men: 65.1% 2020 Men: 63.3% 2021 Men: 66.7% 2022 Men: 66.3% 2023 Men: 58.2% 2024 Men: 53.0% 2011 Women: 77.1% 2012 Women: 83.2% 2013 Women: 81.8% 2014 Women: 83.5% 2015 Women: 75.4% 2016 Women: 78.5% 2017 Women: 76.0% 2018 Women: 70.7% 2019 Women: 75.1% 2020 Women: 76.1% 2021 Women: 76.5% 2022 Women: 74.7% 2023 Women: 69.9% 2024 Women: 71.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 89.4% 2012 Asian: 84.0% 2013 Asian: 84.6% 2014 Asian: 80.0% 2015 Asian: 71.4% 2016 Asian: 80.0% 2017 Asian: 84.8% 2018 Asian: 66.7% 2019 Asian: 73.0% 2020 Asian: 75.6% 2021 Asian: 72.1% 2022 Asian: 74.1% 2023 Asian: 79.2% 2024 Asian: 64.0% 2011 Black: 85.7% 2012 Black: 77.3% 2013 Black: 62.1% 2014 Black: 69.0% 2015 Black: 55.0% 2016 Black: 72.2% 2017 Black: 61.5% 2018 Black: 57.6% 2019 Black: 54.9% 2020 Black: 52.4% 2021 Black: 64.1% 2022 Black: 61.0% 2023 Black: 41.2% 2024 Black: 37.1% 2011 Hispanic: 81.8% 2012 Hispanic: 74.4% 2013 Hispanic: 74.6% 2014 Hispanic: 70.3% 2015 Hispanic: 70.3% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 69.7% 2018 Hispanic: 52.6% 2019 Hispanic: 60.2% 2020 Hispanic: 62.5% 2021 Hispanic: 71.7% 2022 Hispanic: 60.5% 2023 Hispanic: 55.9% 2024 Hispanic: 56.9% 2011 White: 80.4% 2012 White: 78.0% 2013 White: 79.6% 2014 White: 73.2% 2015 White: 72.9% 2016 White: 75.8% 2017 White: 72.0% 2018 White: 69.7% 2019 White: 74.1% 2020 White: 72.0% 2021 White: 72.9% 2022 White: 74.2% 2023 White: 69.5% 2024 White: 66.8% 2011 International: 87.2% 2012 International: 97.2% 2013 International: 83.3% 2014 International: 95.8% 2015 International: 90.5% 2016 International: 76.5% 2017 International: 83.5% 2018 International: 89.2% 2019 International: 78.0% 2020 International: 84.5% 2021 International: 84.8% 2022 International: 83.0% 2023 International: 69.4% 2024 International: 64.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 64.7% 255 40% 45% 10% 8% 19% 13% $57,180 2 -0.31 41 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 22.8% 90 52% 51% 11% 3% 14% 14% $57,004 37 -0.66 40 100% —
Humanities 12.4% 49 29% 51% 8% 6% 18% 8% $44,468 3 -1.23 11 100% —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2012 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6% 2013 Acceptance: 89.7% 89.7% 2014 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7% 2015 Acceptance: 92.2% 92.2% 2016 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3% 2017 Acceptance: 97.2% 97.2% 2018 Acceptance: 98.0% 98.0% 2019 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2020 Acceptance: 96.7% 96.7% 2021 Acceptance: 98.1% 98.1% 2022 Acceptance: 94.9% 94.9% 2023 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8% 2024 Acceptance: 91.1% 91.1% 2011 Yield: 67.0% 67.0% 2012 Yield: 61.1% 61.1% 2013 Yield: 49.6% 49.6% 2014 Yield: 47.2% 47.2% 2015 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2016 Yield: 52.0% 52.0% 2017 Yield: 38.1% 38.1% 2018 Yield: 46.5% 46.5% 2019 Yield: 37.4% 37.4% 2020 Yield: 33.2% 33.2% 2021 Yield: 35.7% 35.7% 2022 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2023 Yield: 34.3% 34.3% 2024 Yield: 31.0% 31.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,151 1,151 2012 Applicants: 940 940 2013 Applicants: 1,123 1,123 2014 Applicants: 1,735 1,735 2015 Applicants: 1,431 1,431 2016 Applicants: 1,045 1,045 2017 Applicants: 1,170 1,170 2018 Applicants: 1,035 1,035 2019 Applicants: 1,669 1,669 2020 Applicants: 1,777 1,777 2021 Applicants: 2,056 2,056 2022 Applicants: 1,887 1,887 2023 Applicants: 2,161 2,161 2024 Applicants: 2,259 2,259 2011 Admitted: 936 936 2012 Admitted: 758 758 2013 Admitted: 1,007 1,007 2014 Admitted: 1,105 1,105 2015 Admitted: 1,319 1,319 2016 Admitted: 985 985 2017 Admitted: 1,137 1,137 2018 Admitted: 1,014 1,014 2019 Admitted: 1,631 1,631 2020 Admitted: 1,718 1,718 2021 Admitted: 2,017 2,017 2022 Admitted: 1,790 1,790 2023 Admitted: 1,983 1,983 2024 Admitted: 2,059 2,059 2011 Enrolled: 627 627 2012 Enrolled: 463 463 2013 Enrolled: 499 499 2014 Enrolled: 522 522 2015 Enrolled: 497 497 2016 Enrolled: 512 512 2017 Enrolled: 433 433 2018 Enrolled: 472 472 2019 Enrolled: 610 610 2020 Enrolled: 570 570 2021 Enrolled: 720 720 2022 Enrolled: 674 674 2023 Enrolled: 680 680 2024 Enrolled: 638 638

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 920 – 1180
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 600

SAT Composite

900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 25th: 980 980 2023 25th: 970 970 2024 25th: 920 920 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1190 1190 2024 75th: 1180 1180

SAT Math

450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 450 450 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 470 470 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 600 600

Submitting a Test Score

0% 8% 16% 24% 32% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2022 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0% 2023 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0% 2024 Submitted: 15.0% 15.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.