Private (for-profit)

American Beauty School

Bronx, New York·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·americanbeautyschool.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
Total enrollment
113
peer median 102
Avg net price
$12,492
-$5.3k vs peer
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About

American Beauty School is a private institution located in the Bronx, NY. It offers various beauty programs, including cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics. The founding year is not mentioned on the page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

Pell recipients
50%2 of 4

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.

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.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2004Next review Sep 2025

Action history · 6

  1. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Sep 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

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$12,492
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$12,492
-$5,284vs peer median $17,776
Federal loans
38.7%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 102 students received $436K in Pell grants, alongside $470K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
102
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$436K
$436,245 total
Direct Loans
$470K
155 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$200K
74 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$241K
74 loan awards
Parent PLUS$29K
7 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 99 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
99
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
8.0%
2017
9.0%
2018
8.4%
2019
1.0%
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 Beauty School

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
113
12-mo unduplicated
191
Undergraduate
191
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
4%8
Women
96%183

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
52.2%
Black
29.2%
Two or more
7.1%
White
4.4%
Unknown
3.5%
Asian
2.6%
Non-resident
0.9%

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 · 140 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
    16.0:1

    American Beauty School vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions American Beauty School selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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 Beauty School
    50%113$12,492
    134$17,137
    104$21,774
    88$19,085
    97$16,599
    88$22,501
    102
    104$14,029
    32$10,403
    94$19,849
    69$11,397
    100.0%95$18,137
    161$15,027
    184$9,170
    99$16,932
    86$14,294
    146$17,415
    101$26,387
    70$18,788
    172$12,667
    80$28,304
    64$15,077
    140$18,700
    181$25,666
    91$31,084
    104$16,164
    112$26,397
    182$28,170
    169$18,744
    163$14,520
    100.0%57$28,130
    Peer group median50%100.0%102$17,776

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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about American Beauty School

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about American Beauty School.

    What is the graduation rate at American Beauty School?

    American Beauty School reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend American Beauty School?

    American Beauty School reports a total enrollment of 113 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at American Beauty School?

    The average net price at American Beauty School is $12,492 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is American Beauty School located?

    American Beauty School is located in Bronx, New York 10462.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    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.
    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.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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