Private (for-profit)

Crave Beauty Academy

Wichita, Kansas·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Plains·cravebeautyacademy.com
6-yr Graduation
73%
Total enrollment
303
peer median 303
Avg net price
$18,156
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
73%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

86.0pp gap
Pell recipients
86%
Non-Pell
0%

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.

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
29%
$7,917 debt · $27,705 earn

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 1989Next review Jan 2031

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Jun 2019Removal of Monitoring Status
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Jan 2019Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Mar 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    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$18,915
$30–48k$18,472
$48–75k$15,718
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,156
vs peer median $18,156
Federal loans
55.9%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 186 students received $999K in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
186
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$999K
$998,698 total
Direct Loans
$1.2M
374 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$474K
175 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$633K
185 loan awards
Parent PLUS$122K
14 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 107 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (6.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.5%
+4.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
107
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.8%
2017
11.8%
2018
18.0%
2019
6.5%
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 Crave Beauty Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
303
12-mo unduplicated
464
Undergraduate
464
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
0%1
Women
100%463

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.6%
Black
29.0%
Hispanic
15.5%
Two or more
7.0%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Unknown
0.3%

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 · 224 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
    12.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Crave Beauty Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Crave Beauty Academy.

    What is the graduation rate at Crave Beauty Academy?

    Crave Beauty Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 73% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Crave Beauty Academy?

    Crave Beauty Academy reports a total enrollment of 303 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Crave Beauty Academy?

    The average net price at Crave Beauty Academy is $18,156 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Crave Beauty Academy located?

    Crave Beauty Academy is located in Wichita, Kansas 67203.

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