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American Barber and Beauty Academy

Reading, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·americanbarberbeauty.com

American Barber and Beauty Academy has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 88% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 104 students, and 196 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
88%
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Total enrollment
104
peer median 188
Avg net price
Not reported
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About

The American Barber and Beauty Academy is a vocational institution located in Reading, PA, founded in 2012. It offers a variety of programs in cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology, and is recognized for providing training and career opportunities in the barber and beauty industry.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
88%
Full-time retention
93%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
85%23 of 27
Non-Pell (all)
90%36 of 40
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%4 of 6
No Federal Aid
94%32 of 34

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

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.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
56%
$11,995 debt · $21,492 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2015Next review Sep 2029

Action history · 6

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. May 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 70 students received $401K in Pell grants, alongside $576K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
70
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$401K
$401,069 total
Direct Loans
$576K
156 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$219K
70 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$294K
75 loan awards
Parent PLUS$64K
11 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 33 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (6.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.0%
+3.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
33
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2017
20.0%
2018
32.2%
2019
6.0%
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 American Barber and Beauty Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
104
12-mo unduplicated
196
Undergraduate
196
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
17%33
Women
83%163

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
45.2%
White
32.7%
Black
12.5%
Two or more
6.7%
Asian
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 118 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago7.631 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    Drugs10
    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    American Barber and Beauty Academy vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions American Barber and Beauty Academy selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAmerican Barber and Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission104Not reported—
    Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology
    		—Open admission402$12,607—
    Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland
    		—Open admission185$11,298—
    Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
    		—97.5%299$16,070—
    Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
    		—Open admission198$20,736—
    Beauty Academy of South Florida
    		—Open admission544$52,816—
    Bellus Academy-El Cajon
    		—Open admission157$30,049—
    Bennett Career Institute
    		—Open admission176$11,824—
    Boca Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission228$22,643—
    Career Academy of Beauty
    		—Open admission219$17,769—
    Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
    		—Open admission353$20,157—
    Empire Beauty School-Tucson
    		—Open admission203$17,013—
    Hair Academy II
    		—Open admission218$23,444—
    Innovate Salon Academy
    		—Open admission288$42,607—
    International Academy
    		—Open admission186$21,278—
    L'esprit Academy
    		—Open admission266$22,279—
    Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno
    		—Open admission235$20,771—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge
    		—Open admission249$23,488—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock
    		—Open admission360$18,356—
    PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville
    		—Open admission125$24,899—
    Renaissance Academie
    		—Open admission188$21,901—
    San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc
    		—Open admission167$18,333—
    Shore Beauty School
    		—Open admission188$19,725—
    Summit Salon Academy
    		—Open admission130$17,318—
    Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan
    		—Open admission144$18,265—
    The Institute of Beauty and Wellness
    		—Open admission186$12,897—
    The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
    		—Open admission95$18,814—
    Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
    		—Open admission72$25,777—
    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture
    		—Open admission173$25,061—
    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville
    		—Open admission162$22,123—
    Urban Barber College
    		—Open admission224$24,250—
    Peer group median—97.5%188$20,754

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    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about American Barber and Beauty Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about American Barber and Beauty Academy.

    What is the acceptance rate at American Barber and Beauty Academy?

    American Barber and Beauty Academy has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at American Barber and Beauty Academy?

    At American Barber and Beauty Academy, 88% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend American Barber and Beauty Academy?

    American Barber and Beauty Academy reports a total enrollment of 104 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at American Barber and Beauty Academy?

    American Barber and Beauty Academy does not have a reported average net price. Net-price data was not reported in the latest federal collection.

    Where is American Barber and Beauty Academy located?

    American Barber and Beauty Academy is located in Reading, Pennsylvania 19607-1602.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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