Bellus Academy - Poway
About
Bellus Academy is a cosmetology school located in Poway, California. It offers a range of programs including cosmetology, esthetics, massage therapy, and nail technology. The institution emphasizes preparation for careers in the beauty and wellness industry, and it is nationally accredited by NACCAS.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 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 · 12
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 430 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M 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 338 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Bellus Academy-Poway
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.
Bellus Academy-Poway vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Bellus Academy-Poway 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBellus Academy-Poway | 73% | — | 324 | $30,336 | — |
| — | — | 346 | $11,689 | — | |
| — | — | 151 | $10,713 | — | |
| — | — | 304 | $14,623 | — | |
| — | — | 298 | $16,847 | — | |
| — | — | 219 | $16,689 | — | |
| — | — | 623 | $20,690 | — | |
| — | — | 2,078 | $23,626 | — | |
| — | — | 453 | $19,015 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 923 | $25,216 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 620 | $22,727 | — | |
| — | — | 341 | $20,159 | — | |
| — | — | 855 | $4,857 | — | |
| — | — | 641 | $14,636 | — | |
| — | — | 445 | $14,887 | — | |
| — | — | 777 | $25,937 | — | |
| — | 71.4% | 641 | $23,335 | — | |
| — | — | 414 | $28,513 | — | |
| — | — | 1,172 | $16,340 | — | |
| — | — | 515 | $16,052 | — | |
| — | — | — | $37,514 | — | |
| — | — | 560 | $21,941 | — | |
| — | — | 635 | $28,638 | — | |
| — | — | 411 | $22,135 | — | |
| — | — | 338 | $20,874 | — | |
| — | — | 359 | $18,769 | — | |
| — | — | 320 | $33,646 | — | |
| — | — | 339 | $17,148 | — | |
| — | — | 570 | $19,585 | — | |
| — | — | 470 | $18,154 | — | |
| Peer group median | 73% | 100.0% | 453 | $19,872 |
Institutions like Bellus Academy-Poway
Explore the federal data for institutions in Bellus Academy-Poway's comparison group.
- California
Advance Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment346Net price$11,689View data - Florida
American Institute of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment151Net price$10,713View data - Nevada
Avalon Institute-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment304Net price$14,623View data - Arizona
Avalon Institute-Mesa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment298Net price$16,847View data - Arizona
Avalon Institute-Phoenix
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment219Net price$16,689View data - Minnesota
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment623Net price$20,690View data - Louisiana
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,078Net price$23,626View data - Ohio
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment453Net price$19,015View data - Florida
Aveda Institute-South Florida
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment923Net price$25,216View data - Florida
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment620Net price$22,727View data - California
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment341Net price$20,159View data - Florida
Celebrity School of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment855Net price$4,857View data - New York
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment641Net price$14,636View data - Illinois
Cosmetology & Spa Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment445Net price$14,887View data - Michigan
Douglas J Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment777Net price$25,937View data - Georgia
Elaine Sterling Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate71.4%Enrollment641Net price$23,335View data - Nevada
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment414Net price$28,513View data - Washington
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,172Net price$16,340View data - Georgia
Georgia Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment515Net price$16,052View data - North Carolina
Health And Style Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$37,514View data - California
Milan Institute-Clovis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment560Net price$21,941View data - California
Milan Institute-Visalia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment635Net price$28,638View data - California
Moler Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment411Net price$22,135View data - New Mexico
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment338Net price$20,874View data - Georgia
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$18,769View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment320Net price$33,646View data - Ohio
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment339Net price$17,148View data - Arizona
Studio Academy of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment570Net price$19,585View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment470Net price$18,154View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Bellus Academy-Poway.
Reports & documents (1)
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