Culinary Institute of America vs. SUNY Old Westbury

Comparable Facts

Compare Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY with SUNY Old Westbury in Old Westbury, NY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

SUNY Old Westbury is larger than Culinary Institute of America based on total student enrollment (4,709 students vs. 3,147 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Culinary Institute of America is located in Hyde Park, NY (Large Suburban setting); SUNY Old Westbury is in Old Westbury, NY (Large Suburban setting).
• Culinary Institute of America is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. SUNY Old Westbury is a public, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Culinary Institute of America 18:1; SUNY Old Westbury 17:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at SUNY Old Westbury are 7% lower than at Culinary Institute of America ($13,972 vs. $15,030).
• Out-of-state tuition is 111.5% higher at Culinary Institute of America than at SUNY Old Westbury (about $21,008 more per year; $39,850 vs. $18,842).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Culinary Institute of America than at SUNY Old Westbury (99% vs. 75%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Culinary Institute of America students is 89.7% larger than aid received by SUNY Old Westbury students ($19,350 vs. $10,200).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at Culinary Institute of America, test-free at SUNY Old Westbury.
• Enrolled first-year students at Culinary Institute of America average a 3.26 high school GPA, 0.16 higher than at SUNY Old Westbury (3.1).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 31% at Culinary Institute of America vs. 12.4% at SUNY Old Westbury.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Culinary Institute of America graduates have a $1,246 lower median loan debt than SUNY Old Westbury graduates ($15,000 vs. $16,246).
• Among borrowers, Culinary Institute of America graduates have an estimated $12 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than SUNY Old Westbury graduates ($155 vs. $167).
• More Culinary Institute of America graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SUNY Old Westbury students, three years after graduation (74% vs. 48%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.