Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CIA's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.
CIA has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,351 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Culinary Institute of America3,1473,011136
Similarly Ranked Schools1,3511,327356
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York2,9482,3361,430
The below chart compares the student population between Culinary Institute of America and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,552 male and 1,595 female students attending CIA. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.97 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CIA.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CIA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,0112,896115
Men1,4971,42968
Women1,5141,46747
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CIA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total136136115
Men555568
Women818147

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,456 White students (46.27%) and 664 Hispanic students (21.10%) at Culinary Institute of America(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Culinary Institute of America.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Culinary Institute of America
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native651
Asian1788989
Black or African American24882166
Hispanic649308341
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander541
White1,382717665
Two or More Races1477374
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1639667
Total 3,0111,4971,514
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Culinary Institute of America
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian1129
Black or African American15411
Hispanic1587
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White743440
Two or More Races404
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1275
Total 1365581

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,600 students whose age under twenty five and 278 students whose age is over thirty years old at Culinary Institute of America.
Especially, 59 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Culinary Institute of America.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Culinary Institute of America
TotalMenWomen
Total3,011 1,4971,514
Under 1859 2336
18-191,369 630739
20-21749 337412
22-24405 239166
25-29239 15683
30-3479 5722
35-3942 1725
40-4945 2619
50-6422 1111
65 and over2 11
Total 3,011 1,4971,514
Population by Student Age at Culinary Institute of America
TotalMenWomen
Total136 5581
22-2418 711
25-2930 1119
30-3424 1113
35-3919 613
40-4922 814
50-6420 119
65 and over3 12
Total 136 5581

Online Student Population

At Culinary Institute of America, 1,110 students (35.27% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 99 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 20 students live in New York where Culinary Institute of America is located in and 76 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,1473,011136
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes994653
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,01192883
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,0372,0370
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)994653
New York Residents201010
Other State in U.S.763442
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown321