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Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, NY · Private · Large suburb · CIA · The Culinary Institute of America CIA The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone The Culinary Institute of America at San Antonio

Private institution in Hyde Park, NY · 2,988 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $47,475 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,8641,776th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,4101,590th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,4101,550th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$54,1061,577th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$15,750357th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,4751,222nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,8461,355th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.7%599th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.1%958th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.8%1,286th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1089731st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,988700th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.9%1,310th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 67 mi (LGA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$40,860$38,746
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCulinary & Personal Servicesbachelors——
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Culinary Institute of America’s 2,988 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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