by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding The Culinary Institute of America retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 81% students making it past their freshmen year, The Culinary Institute of America has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| The Culinary Institute of America | 81% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 1,229 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 75% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 75% of the students had graduated and after eight years 75% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical The Culinary Institute of America graduation rate 75%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1,207 | 74% |
| Six Years | 1,229 | 75% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 407 | 25% |
Approximately 407 students or 25% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 407 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
170 transferred to another institution.
The Culinary Institute of America lost contact with the remaining 237 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 170 | 41.8% |
| Dropped Out | 237 | 58.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 100% |
| Asian | 76% |
| Black / African-American | 52% |
| Hispanic | 63% |
| International | 85% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 62% |
| Unknown | 56% |
| White | 72% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at The Culinary Institute of America are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Culinary Institute of America represent 45% of the students in the class of 2015, and 46.22% of The Culinary Institute of America bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 75%, first-time students in the The Culinary Institute of America class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the The Culinary Institute of America graduation rate was 77%, and by the eight year mark, 77% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | The Culinary Institute of America | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 75% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 77% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 77% | 47.82% |
172 first-time / full-time students or 23% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
84 transferred to another institution.
The Culinary Institute of America lost contact with the remaining 88 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 84 | 48.84% |
| Dropped Out | 88 | 51.16% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on The Culinary Institute of America first-time, part-time students.
898 The Culinary Institute of America students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 54.79% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 74%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 74%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | The Culinary Institute of America | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 74% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 55.07% |
235 non first-time / part-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
86 transferred to another institution.
The Culinary Institute of America lost contact with the remaining 149 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 86 | 36.60% |
| Dropped Out | 149 | 63.40% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on The Culinary Institute of America returning, part-time students.
