Location
- Culinary Institute of America
- Hyde Park, NY
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence
- Providence, RI
Culinary Institute of America vs Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Hyde Park, NY · Providence, RI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation
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Pair NY:RI
PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT
- PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
- CROSS-STATE NY × RI
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Net-price paths do not share a shape
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence: average net price rose +25.9% from $25,802 (2013) to $32,478 (2023), r² 0.80.
- Culinary Institute of America: net price ranged $27,129–$31,870 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.0% is not a trend (r² 0.15).
- Culinary Institute of America: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.23).
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.18).
College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.
Scorecard metrics
Undergraduate Enrollment
Median Debt at Graduation
- Culinary Institute of America
- $15,750
Retention Rate
Avg Net Price
- Culinary Institute of America
- $36,113
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (10 yr)
- Culinary Institute of America
- $47,475
In-State Tuition
- Culinary Institute of America
- $39,850
Out-of-State Tuition
- Culinary Institute of America
- $39,850
Median Earnings (6 yr)
- Culinary Institute of America
- $37,846
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hyde Park, NY | Providence, RI |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 3,011 | 3,868 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $15,750 | $26,000 |
| Retention Rate | 70.0% | 82.0% |
| Avg Net Price | $36,113 | $31,027 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 63.8% | 55.1% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $47,475 | $43,418 |
| In-State Tuition | $39,850 | $42,419 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $39,850 | $42,419 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $37,846 | $35,802 |
Largest gaps: Culinary Institute of America vs Johnson & Wales University-Providence
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Culinary Institute of America leads on median debt at graduation ($15,750 vs $26,000 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence)
- RETENTION-RATE Johnson & Wales University-Providence leads on retention rate (82.0% vs 70.0% at Culinary Institute of America)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Johnson & Wales University-Providence leads on avg net price ($31,027 vs $36,113 at Culinary Institute of America)
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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Culinary Institute of America and Johnson & Wales University-Providence?▼
Culinary Institute of America leads on median debt at graduation at $15,750 versus $26,000 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Culinary Institute of America and Johnson & Wales University-Providence?▼
Johnson & Wales University-Providence leads on retention rate at 82.0% versus 70.0% at Culinary Institute of America. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Culinary Institute of America and Johnson & Wales University-Providence?▼
Johnson & Wales University-Providence leads on avg net price at $31,027 versus $36,113 at Culinary Institute of America. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025