10-yr median earnings
$40,359
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana Culinary Institute
Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 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.
- 80.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $28,869
- Avg net price / yr
- $40,359
- 10-yr median earnings
- 37.5%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Louisiana Culinary Institute pairs modest former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 49th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 37.5%
- acceptance rate
- 80.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +31%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Louisiana Culinary Institute 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
49/100
Louisiana Culinary Institute
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 D
$40,359
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,869
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$16,200
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
63.8%
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
$28,869
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Louisiana Culinary Institute 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 Louisiana Culinary Institute 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.
Louisiana Culinary Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$40,359 49th percentile higher than 49% 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 | Louisiana Culinary Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,359 | #2617 of 5103 | 49th |
| Average net price | $28,869 | #4376 of 5020 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.7% | #679 of 4858 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 77 | #4588 of 5462 | 16th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
77
Undergraduate enrollment
37.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.7%
150%-time completion
$40,359
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Louisiana Culinary Institute ranks in Louisiana
State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Louisiana Culinary Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,359 | #33 of 94 | 65th |
| Average net price | $28,869 | #89 of 97 | 8th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.7% | #10 of 93 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 77 | #81 of 104 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Louisiana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Louisiana | $92,405 | $30,791 |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | $78,495 | - |
| 3 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | $75,071 | - |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | $74,671 | - |
| 5 | ITI Technical College | $68,342 | $20,850 |
| 6 | Tulane University of Louisiana | $63,268 | $39,949 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $61,251 | $19,151 |
| 8 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | $59,419 | $18,552 |
| 9 | The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | $56,899 | - |
| 10 | Loyola University New Orleans | $52,927 | $23,696 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | $52,279 | $11,864 |
| 12 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $52,184 | $17,127 |
| 33 | Louisiana Culinary InstituteThis school | $40,359 | $28,869 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 37.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Louisiana Culinary Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$26,507 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,644 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$29,898 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Louisiana Culinary Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,575 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,575 |
| Average Net Price | $28,869 |
38.9%
Pell Grant Rate
68.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$16,200
Median Debt
$172/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +47.8%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Louisiana Culinary Institute's published in-state tuition went from $14,575 to $15,575 (+6.9%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $20,144 to $29,765. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+6.9%
$14,575 → $15,575
Average net price
+47.8%
$20,144 → $29,765
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,1442023 · $29,765
Over the same years, enrollment went -53.8% (195 → 90 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
58.8%
Female
43.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$30,808
Median Earnings (6yr)
62.5%
Earning Over $25K
63.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,808 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $40,359 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 62.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 63.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $16,200 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $172/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 50 | $28,862 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Louisiana Culinary Institute? ▼
Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The acceptance rate is 37.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 77 students.
How much do Louisiana Culinary Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Louisiana Culinary Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,359 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,808.
How much does Louisiana Culinary Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Louisiana Culinary Institute is $28,869. In-state tuition is $15,575 and out-of-state tuition is $15,575. Median student debt at graduation is $16,200.
What is the graduation rate at Louisiana Culinary Institute? ▼
Louisiana Culinary Institute has a 80.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Louisiana Culinary Institute worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Louisiana Culinary Institute is $16,200, while former students earn a median of $40,359 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 40% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 63.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $172.
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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