Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Boulder, Colorado·Private for-profit, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·escoffier.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
Total enrollment
8,504
peer median 311
Avg net price
$12,193
-$10k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
49%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
53%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+18.6%
$41,274 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
30%
$12,281 debt · $41,274 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
26%
$9,200 debt · $35,587 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2002Next review Apr 2026

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2025Deferral of Action
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Dec 2017Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,578
$30–48k$12,203
$48–75k$12,930
$75–110k$15,311
$110k+$16,195

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$12,193
-$10,138vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $22,332
Federal loans
52.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 9,431 students received $47.5M in Pell grants, alongside $51.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
9,431
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$47.5M
$47,520,993 total
Direct Loans
$51.9M
16,200 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

7k
20
8k
21
8k
22
9k
23
9k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$20.7M
8,129 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$30.5M
8,018 loan awards
Parent PLUS$613K
53 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 810 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
810
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
12.5%
2018
6.4%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Escoffier

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,799 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
1,799100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,504
12-mo unduplicated
14,363
Undergraduate
14,363
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
28%4,086
Women
72%10,277

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
37.9%
White
33.6%
Hispanic
9.8%
Unknown
8.6%
Two or more
7.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 8,894 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    48.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    100

    Escoffier vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Escoffier selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAuguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
    48%8,504$12,193Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
    305$20,738Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Culinary Institute Inc
    316$26,470Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Delta College of Arts & Technology
    326$19,590Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Worsham College of Mortuary Science
    92.0%183$23,925Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Douglas Education Center
    178$26,922Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median48%92.0%311$22,332

    Frequently asked questions about Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Escoffier.

    What is the graduation rate at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder?

    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder?

    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder reports a total enrollment of 8,504 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder?

    The average net price at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder is $12,193 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder located?

    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado 80305.

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