2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts (Kollegio college rankings)
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364 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of California - Davis

Davis

Acceptance rate

41.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#2 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg

Acceptance rate

55.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,750

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,421

#3 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Brigham Young University

Provo

Acceptance rate

69.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,120

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#4 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Charter Oak State College

New Britain

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,656

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,663

#5 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#6 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Georgia

Athens

Acceptance rate

37.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,790

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#7 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#8 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

California State University--Long Beach

Long Beach

Acceptance rate

46.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#9 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Florida State University

Tallahassee

Acceptance rate

25.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#10 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Merrimack College

North Andover

Acceptance rate

73.6%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$43,842

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#11 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison

Acceptance rate

45.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,273

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,234

#12 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence

Acceptance rate

13.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$55,220

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#13 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Rhode Island

Kingston

Acceptance rate

77.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,250

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#14 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Connecticut

Storrs

Acceptance rate

53.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,030

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,269

#15 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Auburn University

Auburn

Acceptance rate

50.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,080

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#16 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Champaign

Acceptance rate

42.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,254

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#17 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Texas - Austin

Austin

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,752

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#18 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Acceptance rate

15.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,019

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#19 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park

Acceptance rate

44.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#20 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Ohio State University

Columbus

Acceptance rate

60.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,018

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,845

#21 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Texas Tech University

Lubbock

Acceptance rate

70.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,935

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#22 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Oregon State University

Corvallis

Acceptance rate

78.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,065

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#23 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Delaware

Newark

Acceptance rate

65.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,980

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,735

#24 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla

Acceptance rate

26.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#25 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

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