Culinary Institute of America

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

3,011

Graduate enrollment

136

Student–faculty ratio

18 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

29%

First-generation students

28%

Students over 25

15%

Median family income

$50,484

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$91,287

Endowment

$154,768,202

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition

$39,850

Room & board

$15,030

Books & supplies

$1,000

Total cost of attendance

$58,790

Average net price

$36,113

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate

91.1%

Test scores

Considered but not required

SAT range (25th–75th %)

928–1183

SAT average

1060

SAT reading

478–600

SAT math

450–583

ACT composite

17–23

Average GPA (estimated)

3.04

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

63%

Graduated on time (4 years)

50%

First-year retention

70%

Transferred to another college

12%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$37,846

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$47,475

Median debt at graduation

$15,750

Students with federal loans

53%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

71%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

Yes

Dorm capacity

1,971

Dorm capacity vs undergrads

65%

Housing charge (year)

$9,220

Meal plan (year)

$4,460

Application fee

$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade

C

Reported offenses per 1,000 students

3.7 / year

Violent offenses (2022–2024)

32

Property offenses (2022–2024)

3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (3,147 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$34,603/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.