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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

98.1%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$75

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Culinary Institute of America during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,056 778 1,278
Admitted students 2,017 759 1,258
Enrolled students 720 309 411
Acceptance rate 98% 98% 98%
Yield rate 36% 41% 33%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Culinary Institute of America received a total of 2,056 applications. These applications included 778 male applicants and 1,278 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,056 applicants, Culinary Institute of America admitted 2,017 students. Among the admitted students, there were 759 males and 1,258 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 720 students chose to enroll at Culinary Institute of America. This means that 720 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 309 were male and 411 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Culinary Institute of America had an overall acceptance rate of 98% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 98% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 98%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Culinary Institute of America had an overall yield rate of 36% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 41%, and for female admitted students, it was 33%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Culinary Institute of America over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 1,431 587 844 1,319 516 803 92% 88% 95% 497 223 274 38% 43% 34%
2016 1,045 468 577 985 437 548 94% 93% 95% 512 243 269 52% 56% 49%
2017 1,170 471 699 1,137 456 681 97% 97% 97% 433 194 239 38% 42% 35%
2018 1,035 416 619 1,014 407 607 98% 98% 98% 472 216 256 46% 53% 42%
2019 1,669 674 995 1,631 655 976 98% 97% 98% 610 293 317 37% 45% 32%
2020 1,777 751 1,026 1,718 717 1,001 97% 96% 98% 570 286 284 33% 40% 28%
2021 2,056 778 1,278 2,017 759 1,258 98% 98% 98% 720 309 411 36% 41% 33%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Culinary Institute of America uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Considered

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Culinary Institute of America.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted