Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty
About
The Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty specializes in training for the health and beauty industries. It is located in Palm Beach, Florida, and offers programs that focus on fields such as cosmetology, esthetics, and massage therapy.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 65.4-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 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data3 · 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.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Action history · 5
- Apr 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: OtherAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Apr 2025Adverse Action InitiatedAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Nov 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Dec 2021Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
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, 29 students received $109K in Pell grants, alongside $90K 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 169 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (7.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Pbacademy
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.
Pbacademy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pbacademy 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPalm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty | 60% | — | 63 | $24,292 | — |
| — | 84.6% | 97 | $21,996 | — | |
| — | — | 122 | $18,476 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $13,705 | — | |
| — | — | 139 | $28,695 | — | |
| — | — | 98 | $23,607 | — | |
| — | 97.2% | 102 | $14,958 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $19,748 | — | |
| — | — | 145 | $17,086 | — | |
| — | — | 141 | $14,488 | — | |
| — | — | 86 | $16,181 | — | |
| — | — | 24 | $12,228 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $14,519 | — | |
| — | — | 106 | $18,505 | — | |
| — | — | 402 | $11,971 | — | |
| — | — | 85 | $14,330 | — | |
| — | — | 68 | $12,823 | — | |
| — | — | 133 | $20,472 | — | |
| — | — | 104 | $24,702 | — | |
| — | — | — | $27,337 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $24,926 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $18,896 | — | |
| — | — | 88 | $17,400 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $17,083 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $11,916 | — | |
| — | — | 98 | $20,739 | — | |
| — | — | 142 | $18,346 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $19,078 | — | |
| — | — | 30 | $19,626 | — | |
| — | — | 126 | $15,190 | — | |
| Peer group median | 60% | 90.9% | 97 | $18,411 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in Pbacademy's comparison group.
- Alabama
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Grad rate—Admit rate84.6%Enrollment97Net price$21,996View data - Washington
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Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment139Net price$28,695View data - California
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Casal Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate97.2%Enrollment102Net price$14,958View data - Utah
Collectiv Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$19,748View data - Florida
Empire Beauty School-Lakeland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment145Net price$17,086View data - Illinois
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment141Net price$14,488View data - Oklahoma
Eves College of Hairstyling
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment86Net price$16,181View data - New York
Grace International Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price$12,228View data - South Carolina
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$14,519View data - Florida
La Belle Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment106Net price$18,505View data - Pennsylvania
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment402Net price$11,971View data - Kansas
Mitsu Sato Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment85Net price$14,330View data - West Virginia
Morgantown Beauty College Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment68Net price$12,823View data - Texas
Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment133Net price$20,472View data - Florida
Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment104Net price$24,702View data - Virginia
Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons Corner
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$27,337View data - Indiana
Rudae's School of Beauty Culture-Ft Wayne
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$24,926View data - Delaware
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$18,896View data - Missouri
Skin Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment88Net price$17,400View data - Texas
Southeast Texas Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$17,083View data - Louisiana
Stage One-The Hair School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$11,916View data - Indiana
Summit Salon Academy-Kokomo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment98Net price$20,739View data - New York
The Salon Professional Academy-Tonawanda
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment142Net price$18,346View data - South Carolina
Top of the Line Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$19,078View data - Texas
Trend Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30Net price$19,626View data - Texas
Tri-State Cosmetology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment126Net price$15,190View data
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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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