The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Acceptance rate
42.7%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Tuition per year
$29,499
$41,599 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
Undergraduates
175
Student-faculty ratio 20:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
86.5%
4-year; 6-year rate 86.5%
Peer median 52.9%
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.walnuthillcollege.edu
- Undergraduates
- 175
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Philadelphia, about 5 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 6 mi
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Daniel Liberatoscioli (President)
- Phone
- 21522242003015
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 4207 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 99.5%, women 100.0%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 4 in 10
309 applicants in 2025, 42.7% admitted
132 admitted 177 not admitted Yield 52.3%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef. | $34,311-$37,008 | ||
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training. | $34,311-$37,008 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | - | ||
| Restaurant/Food Services Management. | - | ||
| Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management. | - |
Students
175 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 55:45 · Freshman retention 85.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 93
- First-year undergraduates 67
- Transfers and others 15
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (175)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.5% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$41,599
- Undergraduate tuition
- $29,499
- Room and board
- $12,100
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 25% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 17%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$7.4M
Expenses$7.4M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
-
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 0.8 mi
U.S. News #7
-
Haverford CollegeHaverford · 6.3 mi
Liberal Arts #26
-
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 7.5 mi
Liberal Arts #31
-
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore · 8.5 mi
Liberal Arts #3
-
Villanova UniversityVillanova · 9.0 mi
U.S. News #42
-
Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 39.7 mi
U.S. News #2
-
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 45.9 mi
U.S. News #44
-
Lafayette CollegeEaston · 51.4 mi
Liberal Arts #30
-
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster · 59.2 mi
Liberal Arts #34
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.