Hair Professionals Career College
About
Hair Professionals Career College is a private beauty education institution located in Illinois, founded in 1979. It has three campuses in Oswego, Palos Hills, and Sycamore, and offers programs in cosmetology, esthetics, and teaching in these fields. The college focuses on preparing students for careers in the beauty industry through practical training and skills development.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 1
- Sep 2021Renewal of AccreditationNational 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, 84 students received $351K in Pell grants, alongside $424K 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 40 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.5%) 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 Hairpros
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.
Hairpros vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Hairpros 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHair Professionals Career College | 71% | — | 86 | $15,405 | — |
| — | — | 53 | $19,549 | — | |
| — | — | 52 | $14,252 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $18,200 | — | |
| — | — | 158 | $19,040 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | $19,995 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $21,916 | — | |
| — | — | 40 | $21,864 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $14,344 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | $11,649 | — | |
| — | — | 44 | $15,318 | — | |
| — | — | 41 | $15,413 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $17,136 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $23,488 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $17,264 | — | |
| — | — | 69 | $17,024 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $15,806 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $25,753 | — | |
| — | — | 61 | $13,657 | — | |
| — | — | 56 | $16,140 | — | |
| — | — | — | $18,098 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $20,205 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $14,810 | — | |
| — | — | 37 | $17,862 | — | |
| — | — | 18 | $17,000 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $12,595 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $6,062 | — | |
| — | — | 71 | $12,372 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $5,183 | — | |
| — | — | 52 | $16,406 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $12,018 | — | |
| Peer group median | 71% | — | 53 | $16,406 |
Institutions like Hairpros
Explore the federal data for institutions in Hairpros's comparison group.
- Wisconsin
Academy of Beauty Professionals
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$19,549View data - Arkansas
Academy of Salon and Spa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$14,252View data - Arkansas
Arthur's Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$18,200View data - Arizona
Aveda Institute Tucson-Avondale
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment158Net price$19,040View data - Pennsylvania
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price$19,995View data - Illinois
Cosmetology Concepts Niles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$21,916View data - Idaho
Cosmetology School of Arts & Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment40Net price$21,864View data - Michigan
Creative Hair School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$14,344View data - Louisiana
Denham Springs Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price$11,649View data - Connecticut
Dolce The Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment44Net price$15,318View data - Oklahoma
Durant Institute of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment41Net price$15,413View data - Colorado
Empire Beauty School-Littleton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment48Net price$17,136View data - Virginia
Empire Beauty School-Richmond
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$23,488View data - New York
Empire Beauty School-Rochester
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$17,264View data - California
Fredrick and Charles Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69Net price$17,024View data - Michigan
French Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$15,806View data - Mississippi
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$25,753View data - North Dakota
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand Forks
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price$13,657View data - Kentucky
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment56Net price$16,140View data - Louisiana
Moore Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$18,098View data - Texas
Neecee's Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment32Net price$20,205View data - Illinois
Networks Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$14,810View data - Oregon
Northwest College-Beaverton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price$17,862View data - North Carolina
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment18Net price$17,000View data - Missouri
Renaissance Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$12,595View data - Illinois
Rosel School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$6,062View data - Texas
Salon & Spa Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$12,372View data - Kentucky
South Eastern Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$5,183View data - Connecticut
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$16,406View data - Alabama
University Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$12,018View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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