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A Better U Beauty Barber Academy

Albuquerque, New Mexico·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southwest·abuacademy.com
6-yr Graduation
79%
Total enrollment
46
peer median 46
Avg net price
$18,460
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
79%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

25.0pp gap
Pell recipients
75%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015Next review Dec 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015

Action history · 7

  1. Jul 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,267
$30–48k$19,658
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,460
vs peer median $18,460
Federal loans
87.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 47 students received $258K in Pell grants, alongside $165K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
47
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$258K
$257,852 total
Direct Loans
$165K
61 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$77K
31 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$88K
30 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 5 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 0.1% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-0.1pp vs 0.1% national
Borrowers in repayment
5
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Abuacademy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
46
12-mo unduplicated
89
Undergraduate
89
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
69%61
Women
31%28

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
76.9%
Black
11.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
5.8%
White
3.9%
Asian
1.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 38 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about A Better U Beauty Barber Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Abuacademy.

    What is the graduation rate at A Better U Beauty Barber Academy?

    A Better U Beauty Barber Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 79% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend A Better U Beauty Barber Academy?

    A Better U Beauty Barber Academy reports a total enrollment of 46 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at A Better U Beauty Barber Academy?

    The average net price at A Better U Beauty Barber Academy is $18,460 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is A Better U Beauty Barber Academy located?

    A Better U Beauty Barber Academy is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110.

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