Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CIA

At Culinary Institute of America, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 92.20%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 91.99%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Culinary Institute of America than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 40.85%, and the 2024 yield is 34.00%. The number of CIA applicants increased by 14.52% (274 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 92.20%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.99% at Culinary Institute of America. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 90.99% and women students' rate is 93.08%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Culinary Institute of America than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Culinary Institute of America over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	89.67%	88.25%	90.97%
2014-15	63.69% -25.98%	62.50% -26.37%	64.60% -26.37%
2015-16	92.17% 28.48%	87.90% 30.54%	95.14% 30.54%
2016-17	94.26% 2.09%	93.38% -0.17%	94.97% -0.17%
2017-18	97.18% 2.92%	96.82% 2.45%	97.42% 2.45%
2018-19	97.97% 0.79%	97.84% 0.64%	98.06% 0.64%
2019-20	97.72% -0.25%	97.18% 0.03%	98.09% 0.03%
2020-21	96.68% -1.04%	95.47% -0.53%	97.56% -0.53%
2021-22	98.01% 1.33%	97.94% 0.40%	97.97% 0.40%
2022-23	94.86% -3.15%	94.59% -2.92%	95.05% -2.92%
2023-24	91.99% -2.87%	89.03% -1.03%	94.02% -1.03%
Average	92.20%	90.99%	93.08%

Culinary Institute of America Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.85% where the current academic year yield is 34.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Culinary Institute of America from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	49.55%	54.12%	45.51%
2014-15	47.24% -2.31%	53.83% -3.14%	42.36% -3.14%
2015-16	37.68% -9.56%	43.22% -8.24%	34.12% -8.24%
2016-17	51.98% 14.30%	55.61% 14.97%	49.09% 14.97%
2017-18	38.08% -13.90%	42.54% -13.99%	35.10% -13.99%
2018-19	46.55% 8.47%	53.07% 7.08%	42.17% 7.08%
2019-20	37.40% -9.15%	44.73% -9.70%	32.48% -9.70%
2020-21	33.18% -4.22%	39.89% -4.11%	28.37% -4.11%
2021-22	35.98% 2.80%	41.08% 4.62%	32.99% 4.62%
2022-23	37.65% 1.67%	42.23% 1.48%	34.47% 1.48%
2023-24	34.00% -3.65%	40.96% -5.49%	28.98% -5.49%
Average	40.85%	46.48%	36.88%

Culinary Institute of America Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,554, the average number of admitted is 1,428, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 563. The number of CIA applicants increased by 14.52% (274 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Culinary Institute of America from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,123	1,007	499
2014-15	1,735 612	1,105 23	522 23
2015-16	1,431 -304	1,319 -25	497 -25
2016-17	1,045 -386	985 15	512 15
2017-18	1,170 125	1,137 -79	433 -79
2018-19	1,035 -135	1,014 39	472 39
2019-20	1,669 634	1,631 138	610 138
2020-21	1,777 108	1,718 -40	570 -40
2021-22	2,056 279	2,015 155	725 155
2022-23	1,887 -169	1,790 -51	674 -51
2023-24	2,161 274	1,988 2	676 2
Average	1,554	1,428	563

Culinary Institute of America Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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