Institute of Culinary Education
Institute of Culinary Education has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 77% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 553 students, and 855 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) is a private for-profit culinary school with locations in New York City and Los Angeles, accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). It offers career training, diploma and associate degree programs in the culinary arts both in person and online. Fields of study include culinary arts, pastry and baking arts, plant-based culinary arts, restaurant and culinary management and hospitality management. The school also runs one of the largest hands-on recreational cooking, baking and beverage programs in the United States.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 31.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 246 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Institute of Culinary Education
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Institute of Culinary Education vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Institute of Culinary Education selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectInstitute of Culinary Education | — | Open admission | 553 | Not reported | — |
| — | Open admission | 272 | $19,649 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 552 | $34,613 | — | |
| — | 23.1% | 193 | $25,951 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 172 | $29,513 | — | |
| — | 73.9% | 628 | $40,465 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 115 | $23,591 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 556 | Not reported | — | |
| — | Open admission | 430 | $25,615 | — | |
| Too new | Open admission | 454 | $23,843 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 493 | $51,867 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 179 | $230 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 101 | $16,512 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 498 | $26,587 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 108 | $11,179 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 389 | $22,680 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 513 | $28,922 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 652 | $33,503 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 129 | $16,456 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 424 | $21,882 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 619 | $28,732 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 282 | $28,276 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 105 | $25,393 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 387 | $20,033 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 342 | $28,158 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 114 | $26,983 | — | |
| — | 93.7% | 252 | $30,611 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 185 | $23,140 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 791 | $28,759 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 165 | $25,149 | — | |
| Peer group median | — | 96.8% | 365 | $25,783 |
Institutions like Institute of Culinary Education
Explore the federal data for institutions in Institute of Culinary Education's comparison group.
- California
American College of Healthcare and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment272Net price$19,649View data - New York
AMG School of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment552Net price$34,613View data - Oklahoma
ATA College
Grad rate—Admit rate23.1%Enrollment193Net price$25,951View data - Indiana
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment172Net price$29,513View data - California
California Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate73.9%Enrollment628Net price$40,465View data - Mississippi
Concorde Career College-Southaven
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment115Net price$23,591View data - California
Contra Costa Medical Career College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment556Net priceNot reportedView data - Michigan
Dorsey College-Dearborn
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment430Net price$25,615View data - Virginia
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
Grad rateToo newAdmit rateOpen admissionEnrollment454Net price$23,843View data - California
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment493Net price$51,867View data - Louisiana
Infinity College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment179Net price$230View data - Kentucky
Interactive College of Technology-Newport
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment101Net price$16,512View data - Texas
Lamson Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment498Net price$26,587View data - Florida
Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment108Net price$11,179View data - Oklahoma
Miller-Motte College-Tulsa
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment389Net price$22,680View data - California
North-West College-Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment513Net price$28,922View data - California
North-West College-Long Beach
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment652Net price$33,503View data - Ohio
Ohio Medical Career College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment129Net price$16,456View data - Texas
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment424Net price$21,882View data - Missouri
Pinnacle Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment619Net price$28,732View data - Pennsylvania
PITC Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment282Net price$28,276View data - California
Premiere Career College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment105Net price$25,393View data - Michigan
Ross College-Grand Rapids North
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment387Net price$20,033View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment342Net price$28,158View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment114Net price$26,983View data - North Carolina
Southeastern College-Charlotte
Grad rate—Admit rate93.7%Enrollment252Net price$30,611View data - Texas
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment185Net price$23,140View data - Florida
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment791Net price$28,759View data - West Virginia
Valley College-Beckley
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment165Net price$25,149View data
Campus network
Institute of Culinary Education is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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