This overview lays out the cost of attending Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $13,367.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $12,193.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $11,578.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,203.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,930.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,311.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $16,195.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder works out to $7,619.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,309.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,619.00 |
| 75th | $12,981.00 |
| 90th | $13,000.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,307.00 |
| Middle income | $8,782.00 |
| High income | $9,236.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,577.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,814.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder works out to $-1,681.00.
The default-rate classification at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder is Low (<5%).
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder total $147,467,769.00 spread across 17,050 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 812 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,196.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 19 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,350.00 |
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-Boulder, 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.