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Culinary Institute of America Admission Requirements

Hyde Park, New York

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Chances of getting into Culinary Institute of America

Acceptance Rate

Acceptance Rate
97.7%
Admission Difficulty for Culinary Institute of America
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Admission StandardsUnavailable
Applicant CompetitionVery Low
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How hard is it to get into Culinary Institute of America and can I get accepted? The school has a 98% acceptance rate ranking it #160 in New York for lowest rate of acceptance. Last year, 1,631 out of 1,669 applicants were admitted making Culinary Institute of America an easy school to get into with a very good chance of acceptance assuming you meet the requirements. Culinary Institute of America typically accepts and attracts "B" average high school students. Only 37% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top half of their high school class.

Culinary Institute of America SAT Scores

SAT Requirements & Average SAT Score

SAT Range
Not Reported
Applicants Submitting SAT
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SAT Scores for Culinary Institute of America
SAT Test 25th Percentile Score
SAT Reading 25th N/A
SAT Math 25th N/A
SAT Composite 25th N/A
SAT Scores for Culinary Institute of America
SAT Test 25th Percentile Score
SAT Reading 75th N/A
SAT Math 75th N/A
SAT Composite 75th N/A
Average SAT Score N/A
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2019 starting class

Culinary Institute of America ACT Scores

ACT Requirements & Average ACT Score

ACT Range
Not Reported
Applicants Submitting ACT
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ACT Scores for Culinary Institute of America
ACT Test 25th Percentile Score
ACT Reading 25th N/A
ACT Math 25th N/A
ACT Composite 25th N/A
ACT Scores for Culinary Institute of America
ACT Test 75th Percentile Score
ACT Reading 75th N/A
ACT Math 75th N/A
ACT Composite 75th N/A
Average ACT Score N/A
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2019 starting class

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Culinary Institute of America GPA

Estimated GPA Requirements & Average GPA

Avg. High School GPA
3.1
Typical High School Grades
B

What GPA do you need to get into Culinary Institute of America?

Applicants need about average high school grades to get into Culinary Institute of America. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Culinary Institute of America was 3.1 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily B students are accepted and ultimately attend. The school ranks #89 in New York for highest average GPA. If your high school grades are above the average 3.1 GPA, you have a very good chance of being admitted as Culinary Institute of America accepts 98% of all applicants.

 What do these ratings mean?

High School GPA's for admitted Culinary Institute of America students
High School GPA Freshmen Within Range Competitiveness
3.75+ 13% Good
3.50 to 3.75 15% Good
3.25 to 3.50 18% Avg +
3.00 to 3.25 19% Avg +
2.75 to 3.00 18% Avg -
2.50 to 2.75 10% Reach
2.25 to 2.50 7% Reach
2.00 to 2.25 N/A% Low

GPA Data Source, Wintergreen Orchard House

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High School Class Rank

60% of Culinary Institute of America freshman were in the top half of their high school graduating class.

High School Class Rank for admitted Culinary Institute of America students
High School Class Rank Freshmen Within Range
Top 10% of class 9%
Top 25% of class 26%
Top 50% of class 60%
Bottom 50% of class 0%
Bottom 25% of class 0%
Data Source, Wintergreen Orchard House

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Admission Statistics

Culinary Institute of America admission statistics
Women Men Total
Applied 995 674 1,669
Accepted 976 655 1,631
Acceptance Rate 98% 97% 98%
Enrolled 317 293 610
Percent of Admitted Who Enrolled (Admission Yield) 32% 45% 37%
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2019 starting class

Admission Requirements

What are the requirements for admission to Culinary Institute of America and what student information is used for admission decisions?

Culinary Institute of America Admission Requirements
Test Scores Recommended
High School GPA Recommended
High School Class Rank Neither required nor recommended
Completion of College Preparatory Program Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Required
Demonstration of Competencies Neither required nor recommended

Credits Accepted

High School Credits Accepted at Culinary Institute of America
AP Credit Yes
Dual Credit No
Credit for Life Experiences No

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=190503 IPEDS survey data for Culinary Institute of America.

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98% of those who apply are granted admission to Culinary Institute of America. Admission competition is and the college has unavailable admission standards. See if your grades and scores are good enough for admission.