10-yr median earnings
$32,286
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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.
- 57.6%
- 150%-time completion
- $19,404
- Avg net price / yr
- $32,286
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 25th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 57.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +52%
- 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 Jna Institute of Culinary Arts 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
D
College Value Score
47/100
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
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
$32,286
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,404
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
57.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,209
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$19,404
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
57.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 57.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Jna Institute of Culinary Arts 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 Jna Institute of Culinary Arts 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.
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,286 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 | Jna Institute of Culinary Arts | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,286 | #3812 of 5103 | 25th |
| Average net price | $19,404 | #2966 of 5020 | 41st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 57.6% | #2401 of 4858 | 51st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15 | #5364 of 5462 | 2nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
15
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
57.6%
150%-time completion
$32,286
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Jna Institute of Culinary Arts ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Jna Institute of Culinary Arts | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,286 | #221 of 270 | 18th |
| Average net price | $19,404 | #116 of 264 | 56th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 57.6% | #161 of 259 | 38th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15 | #276 of 282 | 2nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 221 | Jna Institute of Culinary ArtsThis school | $32,286 | $19,404 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,575 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,575 |
| Average Net Price | $19,404 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $17,875 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $25,522 |
93.5%
Pell Grant Rate
100.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,209
Median Debt
$87/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $13,559 to $23,323 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -20.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$13,559
Highest year
$23,323
Most recent (2023)
$16,679
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,0612023 · $16,679
Over the same years, enrollment went -52.3% (65 → 31 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
53.8%
Female
49.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,188
Median Earnings (6yr)
29.6%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 57.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,188 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,286 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 29.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,209 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $87/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 1 | 2 | $39,299 | $39,299 | $11,212 |
| Certificate | 1 | 7 | $39,278 | $39,278 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 2 | $39,299 | $11,212 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Certificate | 7 | $39,278 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Jna Institute of Culinary Arts? ▼
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 15 students.
How much do Jna Institute of Culinary Arts former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,286 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,188.
How much does Jna Institute of Culinary Arts cost? ▼
The average net price at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is $19,404. In-state tuition is $14,575 and out-of-state tuition is $14,575. Median student debt at graduation is $8,209.
What is the graduation rate at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts? ▼
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts has a 57.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Jna Institute of Culinary Arts worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is $8,209, while former students earn a median of $32,286 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $87.
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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