10-yr median earnings
$32,195
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Houston, Texas
Culinary Institute Inc
Culinary Institute Inc is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 58.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $30,428
- Avg net price / yr
- $32,195
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Culinary Institute Inc posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 25th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 58.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +30%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Culinary Institute Inc profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
29/100
Culinary Institute Inc
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$32,195
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$30,428
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$16,004
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
36.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$30,428
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Culinary Institute Inc vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Culinary Institute Inc ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Culinary Institute Inc: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,195 25th percentile higher than 25% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Culinary Institute Inc | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,195 | #3823 of 5103 | 25th |
| Average net price | $30,428 | #4519 of 5020 | 10th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.5% | #2337 of 4858 | 52nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 313 | #3248 of 5462 | 41st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
313
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.5%
150%-time completion
$32,195
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Culinary Institute Inc ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Culinary Institute Inc | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,195 | #216 of 324 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $30,428 | #322 of 340 | 5th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.5% | #157 of 324 | 52nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 313 | #206 of 366 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 216 | Culinary Institute IncThis school | $32,195 | $30,428 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $18,827 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $18,827 |
| Average Net Price | $30,428 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $30,428 |
56.4%
Pell Grant Rate
54.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$16,004
Median Debt
$170/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Culinary Institute Inc costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +5.7% over 10 years, from $25,046 to $26,470 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $25,0462023 · $26,470
Over the same years, enrollment went -9.2% (368 → 334 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
52.3%
Female
46.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$24,831
Median Earnings (6yr)
59.8%
Earning Over $25K
36.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $24,831 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,195 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 59.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 36.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $16,004 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $170/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 1 | 68 | $41,359 | $41,359 | $26,531 |
| Certificate | 1 | 40 | $34,608 | $34,608 | $12,250 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 68 | $41,359 | $26,531 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Certificate | 40 | $34,608 | $12,250 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Culinary Institute Inc? ▼
Culinary Institute Inc is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 313 students.
How much do Culinary Institute Inc former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Culinary Institute Inc who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,195 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $24,831.
How much does Culinary Institute Inc cost? ▼
The average net price at Culinary Institute Inc is $30,428. In-state tuition is $18,827 and out-of-state tuition is $18,827. Median student debt at graduation is $16,004.
What is the graduation rate at Culinary Institute Inc? ▼
Culinary Institute Inc has a 58.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Culinary Institute Inc worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Culinary Institute Inc is $16,004, while former students earn a median of $32,195 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 50% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 36.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $170.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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