Louisiana Culinary Institute
Acceptance rate
37.5%
2025
Tuition per year
$15,575
$29,423 with room and board
Peer median $19,450
Undergraduates
77
Student-faculty ratio 16:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
90.5%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 90.5%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Website
- www.lci.edu
- Undergraduates
- 77
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- In Baton Rouge
- Nearest international airport
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 60 mi
- Academic calendar
- Other
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- E. Keith Rush (Cheif Executive Officer)
- Phone
- 2257698820
- City
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Address
- 10550 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 46.7%, women 52.6%.
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
48 applicants in 2025, 37.5% admitted
18 admitted 30 not admitted Yield 100.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training. | $27,987 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | - |
Students
77 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 42:58 · Freshman retention 95.2%
- Continuing undergraduates 43
- First-year undergraduates 14
- Transfers and others 20
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (77)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$29,423
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,575
- Room and board
- $13,848
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,491 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 7% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 66%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.1M
Expenses$2.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 26 private two-year art 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
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · 6.7 mi
U.S. News #202
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Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · 65.1 mi
U.S. News #59
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 249.1 mi
U.S. News #208
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University of HoustonHouston · 260.2 mi
U.S. News #137
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University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston · 262.9 mi
U.S. News #202
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Rice UniversityHouston · 263.6 mi
U.S. News #16
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · 283.2 mi
U.S. News #156
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University of MississippiUniversity · 287.5 mi
U.S. News #179
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art 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.