The average composite SAT score for admitted Culinary Institute of America freshman is 1082 out of 1600. For perspective, a 1082 is in the 55th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 970 to 1195. The 75th percentile score is 1195 while the 25th percentile score is 970.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Culinary Institute of America but we estimate it to be around a 860 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Culinary Institute of America students on the math portion of the SAT is 530 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 470 and the 75th percentile score 590.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 500 to 605 and the average score for Culinary Institute of America students is 552.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Culinary Institute of America based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 91.8%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.26.
An SAT score of 1195 or higher is very competitive at Culinary Institute of America and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an almost certain chance of acceptance with the probability 96% or higher.
Scores between 1080 to 1185 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 92% to 95%.
SAT scores between 970 to 1070 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 86% to 91% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 860 to 960 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 85% chance of admission to Culinary Institute of America. SAT scores below 860 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting class| SAT Score | Admission Chances |
|---|---|
| 1600 | 99% |
| 1590 | 99% |
| 1580 | 99% |
| 1570 | 99% |
| 1560 | 99% |
| 1550 | 99% |
| 1540 | 99% |
| 1530 | 99% |
| 1520 | 99% |
| 1510 | 99% |
| 1500 | 99% |
| 1490 | 99% |
| 1480 | 99% |
| 1470 | 99% |
| 1460 | 99% |
| 1450 | 99% |
| 1440 | 99% |
| 1430 | 99% |
| 1420 | 99% |
| 1410 | 99% |
| 1400 | 99% |
| 1390 | 99% |
| 1380 | 98% |
| 1370 | 98% |
| 1360 | 98% |
| 1350 | 98% |
| 1340 | 98% |
| 1330 | 98% |
| 1320 | 98% |
| 1310 | 98% |
| 1300 | 98% |
| 1290 | 97% |
| 1280 | 97% |
| 1270 | 97% |
| 1260 | 97% |
| 1250 | 97% |
| 1240 | 97% |
| 1230 | 96% |
| 1220 | 96% |
| 1210 | 96% |
| 1200 | 96% |
| 1190 | 96% |
| 1180 | 95% |
| 1170 | 95% |
| 1160 | 95% |
| 1150 | 94% |
| 1140 | 94% |
| 1130 | 94% |
| 1120 | 93% |
| 1110 | 93% |
| 1100 | 93% |
| 1090 | 92% |
| 1080 | 92% |
| 1070 | 91% |
| 1060 | 91% |
| 1050 | 91% |
| 1040 | 90% |
| 1030 | 90% |
| 1020 | 89% |
| 1010 | 88% |
| 1000 | 88% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=190503 IPEDS survey data for Culinary Institute of America.