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Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Culinary Institute of America is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Hyde Park, New York. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,147 students in fall 2024, including 3,011 undergraduates and 136 graduate students.

Culinary Institute of America offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Culinary Arts/Chef Training, Restaurant/Food Services Management, and Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef. It awarded 1,112 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

3,147
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
1,112
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 8

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
394
Associate degrees
654
Master's degrees
40
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
24

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,147
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,011
Graduate students, fall 2024
136
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,140
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,960
Graduate students, 2024-25
180
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
50%
Men
50%
White
45%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
43%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President
Michiel Bakker
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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