by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $19,564.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,867.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $19,540.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,698.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $21,497.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,674.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,133.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid page.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin works out to $12,000.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,750.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,000.00 |
| 75th | $12,981.00 |
| 90th | $19,699.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,742.00 |
| Middle income | $12,000.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000.00 |
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 2.4% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin total $28,445,654.00 spread across 2,698 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 61 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $17,118.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin, consider the following:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.