Culinary Institute of America vs. Walnut Hill College

Comparable Facts

Compare Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY with Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Culinary Institute of America is larger than Walnut Hill College based on total student enrollment (3,147 students vs. 175 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Culinary Institute of America is located in Hyde Park, NY (Large Suburban setting); Walnut Hill College is in Philadelphia, PA (Large City setting).
• Culinary Institute of America is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Walnut Hill College is a private, for-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Culinary Institute of America 18:1; Walnut Hill College 20:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Walnut Hill College are 19.5% lower than at Culinary Institute of America ($12,100 vs. $15,030).
• Out-of-state tuition is 35.1% higher at Culinary Institute of America than at Walnut Hill College (about $10,351 more per year; $39,850 vs. $29,499).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Culinary Institute of America than at Walnut Hill College (99% vs. 81%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Culinary Institute of America students is 96.9% larger than aid received by Walnut Hill College students ($19,350 vs. $9,827).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at Culinary Institute of America, open admission at Walnut Hill College.
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 31% at Culinary Institute of America vs. 52.3% at Walnut Hill College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Culinary Institute of America graduates have a $4,500 lower median loan debt than Walnut Hill College graduates ($15,000 vs. $19,500).
• Among borrowers, Culinary Institute of America graduates have an estimated $46 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Walnut Hill College graduates ($155 vs. $201).
• More Culinary Institute of America graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Walnut Hill College students, three years after graduation (74% vs. 56%).

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