In general, Culinary Institute of America is known for being a non selective school. The school receives approximately 2,060 applications every admission cycle . The acceptance rate tends to be 98 percent which equals about 2,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. However, when the semester begins, only about 720 or 36% of the students who earned acceptance letter from Culinary Institute of America choose to attend. Based on the school’s application data, 37% of the students were men while 62% were women, however, after being accepted, only 57 percent of the women decided to study at Culinary Institute of America as compared to 42 percent of men who decided to enroll. Culinary Institute of America’s undergraduate application fee is $50. Freshmen students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Culinary Institute of America when filling out the application. Most often, an ACT score of 17 - 24 or a 930 - 1,170 SAT score is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2021 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2025
Applications
2,056
Male 778
Female 1,278

 

Acceptance
2,017
Male 759
Female 1,258

 

Enrollment Total
720
Male 309
Female 411


Acceptance Rate
98.1%
Male
97.6%
Female
98.4%

 

Yield
35.7%
Male
40.7%
Female
32.7%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$50


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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