American Barber and Beauty Academy
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.
Pell equity
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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 6
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 70 students received $401K in Pell grants, alongside $576K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 33 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (6.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at ABBA
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
ABBA vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions ABBA selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | 88% | Open admission | 104 | Not reported | — |
| — | Open admission | 402 | $12,607 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 185 | $11,298 | — | |
| — | 97.5% | 299 | $16,070 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 198 | $20,736 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 544 | $52,816 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 157 | $30,049 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 176 | $11,824 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 228 | $22,643 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 219 | $17,769 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 353 | $20,157 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 203 | $17,013 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 218 | $23,444 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 288 | $42,607 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 186 | $21,278 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 266 | $22,279 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 235 | $20,771 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 249 | $23,488 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 360 | $18,356 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 125 | $24,899 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 188 | $21,901 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 167 | $18,333 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 188 | $19,725 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 130 | $17,318 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 144 | $18,265 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 186 | $12,897 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 95 | $18,814 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 72 | $25,777 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 173 | $25,061 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 162 | $22,123 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 224 | $24,250 | — | |
| Peer group median | 88% | 97.5% | 188 | $20,754 |
Institutions like ABBA
Explore the federal data for institutions in ABBA's comparison group.
- Connecticut
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment402Net price$12,607View data - Florida
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment185Net price$11,298View data - New York
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate97.5%Enrollment299Net price$16,070View data - North Carolina
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment198Net price$20,736View data - Florida
Beauty Academy of South Florida
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment544Net price$52,816View data - California
Bellus Academy-El Cajon
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment157Net price$30,049View data - District of Columbia
Bennett Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment176Net price$11,824View data - Florida
Boca Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment228Net price$22,643View data - California
Career Academy of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment219Net price$17,769View data - New Jersey
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment353Net price$20,157View data - Arizona
Empire Beauty School-Tucson
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment203Net price$17,013View data - Maryland
Hair Academy II
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment218Net price$23,444View data - New Jersey
Innovate Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment288Net price$42,607View data - Florida
International Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment186Net price$21,278View data - Michigan
L'esprit Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment266Net price$22,279View data - Nevada
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment235Net price$20,771View data - Louisiana
Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment249Net price$23,488View data - Arkansas
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment360Net price$18,356View data - Indiana
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Clarksville
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment125Net price$24,899View data - Utah
Renaissance Academie
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment188Net price$21,901View data - California
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment167Net price$18,333View data - New Jersey
Shore Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment188Net price$19,725View data - Indiana
Summit Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment130Net price$17,318View data - Utah
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment144Net price$18,265View data - Wisconsin
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment186Net price$12,897View data - North Dakota
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment95Net price$18,814View data - Colorado
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment72Net price$25,777View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment173Net price$25,061View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment162Net price$22,123View data - California
Urban Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment224Net price$24,250View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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