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Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX
For-profit 2-year school
$36,212projected sticker price
$28,411projected average net price for
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This year at Culinary Institute Inc, we project that on average students will pay $28,411, while the advertised price of attendance is $36,212. That’s a difference of $7,801.

Prices at Culinary Institute Inc over time for

$10K
$20K
$30K
$40K
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
$36,212
sticker price
$28,411
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
25-26$28,411$36,212
24-25$27,931$35,600
23-24$27,459$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

How much a student actually pays usually depends, at least in part, on their family's household income. At Culinary Institute Inc this year, we project students with incomes between $30K and $48K will pay around $31,147, while students with incomes below $30K will pay around $28,020. That's a difference of $3,127.

Net price by income bracket, 25-26 school year

$28,020
$31,147
No data
No data
No data
<$30K
$30K-$48K
$48K-$75K
$75K-$110K
>$110K
Income bracketProjected net price at Culinary Institute Inc
<$30K$28,020
$30K-$48K$31,147
$48K-$75KNo data
$75K-$110KNo data
>$110KNo data

School details

Located in Houston, TX
For-profit 2-year school
65% 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 65% of students earned their associate’s degree within four years of enrolling.

65% 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%
78%
52%
72%
68%
29%
50%
Demographic categoryGraduation rate at Culinary Institute IncNational average
American Indian/Alaska Native0%24%
Asian78%38%
Black52%26%
Hispanic72%34%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander21%
White68%41%
Multiple races29%29%
Unknown race50%29%

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 62% of full-time students returned the following fall to continue their degree.

Full-time students

62%retention
Nat’l average: 60%

Part-time students

82%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 535 students, which puts it in the {SIZE_PERCENTILE} percentile of for-profit, 2-year schools.

0 students
1+ students
535 students

About 53% of students are female.

53% female
47% male

And about 38% of students are hispanic.

Hispanic

38%

Black

30%

White

25%

Asian

4%

Unknown race

2%

Multiple races

1%

American Indian/Alaska Native

<1%

Nonresident

<1%