10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Fort Worth, Texas
The Culinary School of Fort Worth
The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a private for-profit institution in Fort Worth, 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.
- 78.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $24,296
- Avg net price / yr
- 77.5%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 77.5%
- acceptance rate
- 78.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $9,500
- median federal debt
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Culinary School of Fort Worth 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, 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
C
College Value Score
59/100
The Culinary School of Fort Worth
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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,296
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
78.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
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
$24,296
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
78.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 78.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Culinary School of Fort Worth 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.
Quick Facts
92
Undergraduate enrollment
77.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
78.8%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How The Culinary School of Fort Worth ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Culinary School of Fort Worth | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $24,296 | #263 of 340 | 23rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 78.8% | #49 of 324 | 85th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 92 | #278 of 366 | 24th |
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 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 77.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at The Culinary School of Fort Worth
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$23,283 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$23,323 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$22,591 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$29,753 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at The Culinary School of Fort Worth - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $24,296 |
22.4%
Pell Grant Rate
24.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
2019–2023: what The Culinary School of Fort Worth costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +22.1% over 4 years, from $19,546 to $23,861 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +17.9%.
5 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2019 · $19,5462023 · $23,861
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2019–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 78.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Certificate | 60 | - | $9,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at The Culinary School of Fort Worth? ▼
The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a private for-profit institution in Fort Worth, Texas. The acceptance rate is 77.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 92 students.
How much does The Culinary School of Fort Worth cost? ▼
The average net price at The Culinary School of Fort Worth is $24,296.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at The Culinary School of Fort Worth? ▼
The Culinary School of Fort Worth has a 78.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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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