Admissions ===
Undergraduate admission to the Culinary Institute of America is characterized by College Board as "not selective". As of April 2024, The Princeton Review gave the university an admissions selectivity rating of 75 out of 99. In fall 2022, the school received 1,887 applications, of which 95 percent were accepted. The Culinary Institute of America admits all students on a need-blind basis.
=== Enrollment ===
In Fall of 2022, the university had an enrollment of 3,005 undergraduate students, of which 415 were transfer students, and 119 graduate students; 95 percent of students were enrolled full-time. Of all the students, 18 percent were from New York and 12 percent were international students. Approximately 82 percent of the student body was 24 years of age or younger. The average high school grade point average was 3.0, and 68 percent of undergraduate students lived on campus.
In 2014, undergraduates were enrolled in five schools: the School of Culinary Arts, the School of Baking and Pastry Arts, …
