Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 8 years is 329 where 553 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2019 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 553 students in 2025 and was lowest at 114 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 173 to 553 students, a net gain of 380 (219.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Institute of Culinary Education since 2018.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 28.39% and the percentage of black students is 9.22% at Institute of Culinary Education. 10.49% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 24.41% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 36.99% to 28.39%. Asian enrollment declined from 17.92% to 10.49%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.47% to 9.22%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.50% to 24.41%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8247 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7761 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Institute of Culinary Education over the past 8 years (2018-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
8 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -42.86% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Institute of Culinary Education from 2018 to 2025.