Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte vs Culinary Institute of America

Charlotte, NC · Hyde Park, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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-Charlotte: average net price rose +23.7% from $23,355 (2013) to $28,901 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • 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).
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.22).
  • Culinary Institute of America: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.23).

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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte vs Culinary Institute of America

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Culinary Institute of America leads on median debt at graduation ($15,750 vs $26,000 at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte leads on avg net price ($27,426 vs $36,113 at Culinary Institute of America)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Culinary Institute of America leads on 150%-time completion (63.8% vs 50.7% at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte and Culinary Institute of America?
Culinary Institute of America leads on median debt at graduation at $15,750 versus $26,000 at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte and Culinary Institute of America?
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte leads on avg net price at $27,426 versus $36,113 at Culinary Institute of America. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte and Culinary Institute of America?
Culinary Institute of America leads on 150%-time completion at 63.8% versus 50.7% at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte. 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