Student Population at CIA

How many students at CIA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Culinary Institute of America has a total enrollment of 3,147 students, including 3,011 undergraduate and 136 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 1,552 male students (49.3%) and 1,595 female students (50.7%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,456 White students (46.3%) and 664 Hispanic students (21.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 3,011 undergraduate students (95.7%) and 136 graduate students (4.3%).
Class Delivery: 99 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,011 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) School of art, music, and design - which average 797 - CIA's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,552 male (49.32%) and 1,595 female (50.68%) students are attending Culinary Institute of America. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 97.30.

By class level, 3,011 (95.68%) are undergraduate students and 136 (4.32%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 49.72% are male and 50.28% are female, while among graduate students, 40.44% are male and 59.56% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,147	3,011	136
Men	1,552	1,497	55
Women	1,595	1,514	81

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,456 White, 263 Black, and 189 Asian students out of a total of 3,147 are attending at Culinary Institute of America. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Culinary Institute of America is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	5	1
Asian	189	91	98
Black	263	86	177
Hispanic	664	316	348
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	4	2
White	1,456	751	705
Two or more races	151	73	78
Race Unknown	175	103	72

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	5	1
Asian	178	89	89
Black	248	82	166
Hispanic	649	308	341
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	4	1
White	1,382	717	665
Two or more races	147	73	74
Race Unknown	163	96	67

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	11	2	9
Black	15	4	11
Hispanic	15	8	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	74	34	40
Two or more races	4	0	4
Race Unknown	12	7	5

Student Age Distribution

By age, CIA has 59 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,600 students under 25 years old, and 547 students over 25 years old out of 3,147 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 59 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. CIA has 2,582 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 429 students aged 25 and over.

It has 18 graduate students aged under 25 and 118 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	59	36	23
18-19	1,369	739	630
20-21	749	412	337
22-24	423	177	246
25-29	269	102	167
30-34	103	35	68
35-39	61	38	23
40-49	67	33	34
50-64	42	20	22
Over 65	5	3	2

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	59	36	23
18-19	1,369	739	630
20-21	749	412	337
22-24	405	166	239
25-29	239	83	156
30-34	79	22	57
35-39	42	25	17
40-49	45	19	26
50-64	22	11	11
Over 65	2	1	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
22-24	18	11	7
25-29	30	19	11
30-34	24	13	11
35-39	19	13	6
40-49	22	14	8
50-64	20	9	11
Over 65	3	2	1

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Culinary Institute of America, 99 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,011 students are enrolled in some online courses.

20 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 79 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	3,147	99	1,011
Undergraduate	3,011	46	928
Graduate	136	53	83

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New York Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	20	79
Undergraduate	10	36
Graduate	10	43

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,011 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 411 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.65%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,485
Transfer-in Full-time	411
Regular Part-time	115
Transfer-in Part-time	0

CIA Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend CIA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,147 students are enrolled at CIA.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at CIA?

3,011 undergraduate and 136 graduate students are enrolled at CIA.

What is the gender breakdown at CIA?

1,552 male (49.32%) and 1,595 female (50.68%) students are attending CIA.

What is the international student enrollment at CIA?

237 international students (7.53%) are enrolled at CIA, including 233 undergraduate and 4 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at CIA?

CIA has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 1,456 White (46.27%), 263 Black (8.36%), and 189 Asian (6.01%) students are enrolled.

How many students at CIA are under 18 or over 65?

59 students are under 18 and 5 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at CIA take online courses?

99 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,011 students take some online courses.

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