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?

• Students at The Culinary Institute of America have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at The Culinary Institute of America is the master's degree.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from The Culinary Institute of America makes roughly $45,656 a year. This is 12% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

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

With an acceptance rate of 98%, The Culinary Institute of America is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

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 69% of students took out student loans averaging $11,553 a year. That adds up to $46,212 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at The Culinary Institute of America is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Culinary Institute of America Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,854 undergraduate students at The Culinary Institute of America, with 2,724 being full-time and 130 being part-time.

There are also 111 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,724 full-time undergraduates at The Culinary Institute of America, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	227
Black or African American	226
Hispanic or Latino	543
White	1,253
International Students	267
Other Races/Ethnicities	208

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.

Online Learning at Culinary Institute of America

In 2020-2021, 1,859 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at The Culinary Institute of America has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 90th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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
• Image Credit: By Jiashiang under License

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