Louisiana Culinary Institute

Baton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit · www.lci.edu/ ↗

Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, set in a large suburb. It mostly awards associate degrees and has 77 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Culinary Arts and Related Services and Hospitality Administration/Management.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Louisiana Culinary Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
77
Similar schools: 396
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$26,451
Similar schools: $27,950
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
37.5%
Similar schools: 77.5%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$40,662
Similar schools: $46,253
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$15,250
Similar schools: $18,740

What the data shows about Louisiana Culinary Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 177 private for-profit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $26,451 a year, lower than the $27,950 median for similar schools. It admits 37.5% of applicants, lower than the 77.5% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $40,662, lower than the $46,253 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $15,250 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $18,740).