Hyde Park, NY · Private · 3,011 undergraduates · suburban
Culinary Institute of America
Less selective
A degree-granting college where professional kitchens and hospitality operations are core academic facilities.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in student experience.- Admission
- 91.8% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 72%
2,161 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$47,475 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Culinary Institute of America apart
Academic design
Programs include culinary arts, baking and pastry, food business management, culinary science, applied food studies, and hospitality, combining classroom study with production kitchens and industry-facing experience.
Campus pattern
The Hudson Valley campus operates more like a professional food-and-hospitality operation than a conventional university, with teaching kitchens, restaurants, labs, and food events shaping daily life.
Defining feature
A degree-granting college where professional kitchens and hospitality operations are core academic facilities.
Can I get in?
91.8% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
2,161About 92 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Culinary Institute of America, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Culinary Institute of America weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs include culinary arts, baking and pastry, food business management, culinary science, applied food studies, and hospitality, combining classroom study with production kitchens and industry-facing experience.
Make the fit specific
A degree-granting college where professional kitchens and hospitality operations are core academic facilities.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
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Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Culinary Institute of America
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A degree-granting college where professional kitchens and hospitality operations are core academic facilities.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
What is campus life like?
Culinary Institute of America beyond the classroom
The Hudson Valley campus operates more like a professional food-and-hospitality operation than a conventional university, with teaching kitchens, restaurants, labs, and food events shaping daily life.
A defining academic feature
Programs include culinary arts, baking and pastry, food business management, culinary science, applied food studies, and hospitality, combining classroom study with production kitchens and industry-facing experience.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Hudson Valley campus operates more like a professional food-and-hospitality operation than a conventional university, with teaching kitchens, restaurants, labs, and food events shaping daily life.
What changes the experience
A degree-granting college where professional kitchens and hospitality operations are core academic facilities.