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Acceptance Rate 94.86%
Yield 37.65%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 23
Applicants 1,887

CIA Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 94.86% at Culinary Institute of America. Total 1,887 students applied and 1,790 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 23.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CIA.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.ciachef.edu/cia-admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.culinary.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/welcome.aspx
Acceptance Rate94.86%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 94.86%. A total of 1,887 students (776 men and 1,111 women) have applied to and 1,790 (734 men and 1,056 women) students admitted to Culinary Institute of America.
Among them, 310 male and 364 female students have enrolled into CIA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 37.65%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CIA
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,8877761,11100
Admitted1,7907341,05600
Enrolled67431036400
Acceptance Rate 94.86% 94.59% 95.05% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 37.65% 42.23% 34.47% - -
[Chart] Culinary Institute of America Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At CIA, 147 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 36 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at CIA. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,240 and 25th percentile score is 980.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at CIA. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of CIA with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at CIA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total98011001240
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500570630
Math480530610
ACT Composite202327
Math192225
English172125
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Culinary Institute of America, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for CIA
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CIA

The calendar system at Culinary Institute of America is Semester. Culinary Institute of America accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Culinary Institute of America accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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