by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding The Culinary Institute of America retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 70% students making it past their freshmen year, The Culinary Institute of America has freshmen retention rates near the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| The Culinary Institute of America | 70% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
Of the 1051 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 72% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 73% of the students had graduated and after eight years 73% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical The Culinary Institute of America graduation rate 73%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1030 | 72% |
| Six Years | 1051 | 73% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 387 | 27% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 387 students or 27% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 387 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
132 transferred to another institution.
The Culinary Institute of America lost contact with the remaining 255 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 132 | 34.1% |
| Dropped Out | 255 | 65.9% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Asian | 79% |
| Black / African-American | 41% |
| Hawaiian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 56% |
| International | 69% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 55% |
| Unknown | 40% |
| White | 70% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at The Culinary Institute of America are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Culinary Institute of America represent 54.17% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the The Culinary Institute of America graduation rate was 71%, and by the eight year mark, 71% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | The Culinary Institute of America | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 71% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 71% | 47.82% |
229 first-time / full-time students or 29% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
78 transferred to another institution.
The Culinary Institute of America lost contact with the remaining 151 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 78 | 34.06% |
| Dropped Out | 151 | 65.94% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Culinary Institute of America.
Returning / full-time students at Culinary Institute of America represent 45.83% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the The Culinary Institute of America graduation rate was 76%, and by the eight year mark, 76% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | The Culinary Institute of America | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 76% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 76% | 55.07% |
158 non first-time / part-time students or 24% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
54 transferred to another institution.
The Culinary Institute of America lost contact with the remaining 104 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 54 | 34.18% |
| Dropped Out | 104 | 65.82% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Culinary Institute of America.
