Culinary Institute of America Business Programs

Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hyde Park, New York. The Culinary Institute of America is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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

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 2022-2023, 1,612 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.

Culinary Institute of America Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Restaurant/Food Services Management	207	34	241
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	18	0	18
TOTAL	225	34	259

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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