The Hetchinger Report
Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education
Tuition Tracker logo
Total cost and more

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX
For-profit 2-year school
$36,544projected sticker price
$31,772projected average net price for

This year at Culinary Institute Inc, we project that on average students will pay $31,772, while the advertised price of attendance is $36,544. That’s a difference of $4,772.

Prices at Culinary Institute Inc over time for

$10K
$20K
$30K
$40K
15-16
20-21
25-26
$36,544
sticker price
$31,772
net price
Upper net price estimation
Projected net price
Lower net price estimation
YearNet in-state price at Culinary Institute IncIn-state sticker price at Culinary Institute Inc
26-27$31,772$36,544
25-26$31,220$35,910
24-25$30,678$35,286
23-24$30,428$34,998
22-23$26,470$33,738
21-22$31,817$33,982
20-21$23,081$34,247
19-20$24,887$32,564
18-19$26,087$31,802
17-18$20,193$31,343
16-17$25,209$30,874
15-16$21,951$29,996
14-15$21,514$29,102
13-14$20,182$29,015

School details

Located in Houston, TX
For-profit 2-year school
61% graduation rate

Graduation Rates

A school’s graduation rate can indicate how likely a student is to complete their degree. At Culinary Institute Inc, over the last five years 61% of students earned their associate’s degree within four years of enrolling.

61% overall grad rate
Nat’l average

Students from different demographic backgrounds often graduate at different rates, so it can be helpful to look beyond the overall graduation rate. This chart shows how students of different races and ethnicities fare earning their degrees at Culinary Institute Inc.

American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
Multiple races
Unknown race
Nat’l avg.
0%
74%
47%
71%
64%
33%
50%
Demographic categoryGraduation rate at Culinary Institute IncNational average
American Indian/Alaska Native0%31%
Asian74%48%
Black47%35%
Hispanic71%45%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander25%
White64%51%
Multiple races33%36%
Unknown race50%34%

Student Retention

Student retention, or how often students return to continue their degree after completing their first year, is another helpful indicator. Over the last five years, at Culinary Institute Inc, about 58% of full-time students returned the following fall to continue their degree.

Full-time students

58%retention
Nat’l average: 67%

Part-time students

83%retention
Nat’l average: 33%

Student Demographics

The size and demographic makeup of a school’s student body can have a large impact on a student’s experience. Culinary Institute Inc has 453 students, which puts it in the {SIZE_PERCENTILE} percentile of for-profit, 2-year schools.

0 students
1+ students
453 students

About 56% of students are female.

56% female
44% male

And about 36% of students are hispanic.

Hispanic

36%

Black

32%

White

26%

Asian

4%

Multiple races

1%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1%

Unknown race

<1%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

<1%