Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Website
$40,359
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,359
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Louisiana Culinary Institute is a for-profit 2-year college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with 77 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $28,869 a year (tuition and fees $15,575). It admits 38% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,359 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,200 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,869
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$15,575
US median $11,837
Admission rate
38%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,200
About $172 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,359
Rank 2,617 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,869
- Tuition and fees
- $15,575
- Cost of attendance
- $30,162
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,507
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,644
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,079
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,898
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,575 in 2015-16 to $15,575 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 38%
- Undergraduates
- 77
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 95%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,617 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,869 | $14,810 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,575 | $9,181 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 38% | 78% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 57% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 95% | 71% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,200 | $13,136 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,808 | $27,631 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,359 | $32,992 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | $28,862 | $39,605 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Louisiana Culinary Institute cost?
$28,869 a year is the average net price at Louisiana Culinary Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,575, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,162. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,507 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Louisiana Culinary Institute?
38% of applicants are admitted to Louisiana Culinary Institute. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Louisiana Culinary Institute graduates earn?
$40,359 a year is the median pay of former Louisiana Culinary Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,808 after 6 years). That ranks 2,617 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 94 in Louisiana.
How much student debt do Louisiana Culinary Institute graduates have?
$16,200 is the median federal student loan debt of Louisiana Culinary Institute graduates, about $172 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Louisiana Culinary Institute?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Louisiana Culinary Institute finish within 3 years. 95% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Louisiana Culinary Institute?
Culinary Arts and Related Services (49 associate's graduates), Hospitality Administration/Management (4 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.