Culinary Institute of America Overview

Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hyde Park, New York. Hyde Park is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Culinary Institute of America Known For?

• The highest award offered at The Culinary Institute of America is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, The Culinary Institute of America bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,475 a year. That's about 16% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Culinary Institute of America?

Contact details for The Culinary Institute of America are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, NY 12538-1499
Phone:	845-452-9600
Website:	www.ciachef.edu

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How Do I Get Into The Culinary Institute of America?

You can apply to The Culinary Institute of America online at: https://apply.culinary.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/welcome.aspx

Admission Requirements for The Culinary Institute of America

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into The Culinary Institute of America?

Since The Culinary Institute of America has an acceptance rate of 95%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to The Culinary Institute of America submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 480 and 610.

The Culinary Institute of America received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Culinary Institute of America?

The overall average net price of The Culinary Institute of America is $39,209. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At The Culinary Institute of America, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $12,704 a year. That adds up to $50,816 over four years for those students.

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Culinary Institute of America Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 129 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,102 full-time undergraduates at The Culinary Institute of America, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Culinary Institute of America students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	228
Black or African American	259
Hispanic or Latino	530
White	1,476
International Students	342
Other Races/Ethnicities	267

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Culinary Institute of America. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at The Culinary Institute of America. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and India.

Culinary Institute of America Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Culinary Arts	604	24	108	0	736
Hospitality Management	0	0	225	41	266
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	34	0	34
TOTAL	604	24	367	41	1,036

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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