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Culinary Institute of America

Acceptance Rate 91.15 %
SAT Average 1,065
Tuition & Fees $38,670
Student Population 3,147
Average Financial Aid Amount Received $17,858

Academic Overview

Culinary Institute of America is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Hyde Park, New York. It is a School of art, music, and design by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $38,670 for undergraduate students. The graduate school tuition & fees is $21,560.
The school offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and a total of 3,147 students are enrolled. The acceptance rate of undergraduate school is 91.15% and the graduation rate is 63% last year.
The salary after graduation from Culinary Institute of America varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $46,300. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

2025 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate programs, for the academic year 2024-2025, CIA's tuition & fees is $38,670. For graduate programs, its 2025 average tuition & fees is $21,560.
Data source for 2025 Tuition: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024
2025 Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$38,670
Graduate$21,560
[Chart] 2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2025 key academic statistics at CIA. The acceptance rate of CIA is 91.15% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 30.99%. The average graduation rate is 63% and the transfer-out rate is 5%.
The average received amount of financial aid is $17,858 and 91% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 3,147 students is attending including both undergraduate and graduate students, and the student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Acceptance Rate for Culinary Institute of America is 91.15 %.
Acceptance Rate
91.15%
Graduation Rate for Culinary Institute of America is 63 %
Graduation Rate
63%
Transfer-out Rate for Culinary Institute of America is 5 %
Transfer-out Rate
5%
Retention Rate for Culinary Institute of America is 70 %
Retention Rate
70%
Student Population for Culinary Institute of America is 3,147
Student Population
3,147
Student to Faculty Ratio for Culinary Institute of America is 18 to 1
Student to Faculty Ratio
18 to 1
The average received amount of financial aid is $17,858 at Culinary Institute of America.
Financial Aid Amount
$17,858

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, NY 12538-1499
Phone845-452-9600
WEBwww.ciachef.edu/
Admissionwww.ciachef.edu/cia-admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.culinary.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/welcome.aspx
Financial Aidhttps://www.ciachef.edu/cia-tuition-and-financial-aid/
Net Price Calculatorhttps://ciachef.clearcostcalculator.com/student/default/netpricecalculator/survey
Veterans Tuitionhttps://www.ciachef.edu/cia-culinary-careers-for-veterans/
Disability Servicehttps://www.ciachef.edu/consumer-information/

Offered Degrees

CIA offers 11 major programs through online and on-site education where 1 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.
Offered Major Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Associate's20
Bachelor's71
Master's10
1-2 Years Certificate10

Special Learning Opportunities

Culinary Institute of America offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for both undergraduate and graduate programs.
The school has study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students.
Special Learning Opportunities
Online ClassUndergraduate , Graduate
ROTCNo
Weekend/Evening College✗
Teacher Certification✗
Study Abroad✔
Campus Housing✔
(Dormitory Capacity:1,951)
Board/Meal Plan✔
(Typical Annual Charge: $4,240)

Veterans Benefits

Culinary Institute of America has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.
Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program
(officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
✔
Credit for military training✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families✗
Recognized student veteran organization✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges✔