Reflections Academy of Beauty
About
Reflections Academy of Beauty is a beauty school located in Decatur, Illinois, established in 2015. The institution offers a variety of courses in beauty education and student-led salon and spa services, catering to aspiring beauty professionals.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 67.0-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 · 15
- Jul 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational 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, 49 students received $303K in Pell grants, alongside $326K 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 44 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (9.0%) 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 Reflections Academy of Beauty
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.
Reflections Academy of Beauty vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Reflections Academy of Beauty 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectReflections Academy of Beauty | 50% | — | 40 | $20,082 | — |
| — | — | 31 | $22,510 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $11,915 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $18,200 | — | |
| — | — | 34 | $17,140 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $9,194 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $11,406 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $21,275 | — | |
| — | — | — | $9,031 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $13,793 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $17,823 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $22,951 | — | |
| — | — | 61 | $14,456 | — | |
| — | — | 49 | $19,310 | — | |
| — | — | 14 | $16,133 | — | |
| — | — | 116 | $22,321 | — | |
| — | — | 41 | $11,843 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $19,133 | — | |
| — | — | 288 | $42,607 | — | |
| — | — | 7 | $10,219 | — | |
| — | — | 37 | $15,305 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $18,569 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $18,476 | — | |
| — | — | 59 | $12,611 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $9,312 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $7,597 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 119 | $24,015 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $12,179 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $19,831 | — | |
| — | — | 85 | $20,155 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $20,177 | — | |
| Peer group median | 50% | 100.0% | 48 | $17,823 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in Reflections Academy of Beauty's comparison group.
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Borner's Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$21,275View data - Montana
Butte Academy of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$9,031View data - Louisiana
Celebrity Stylist Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$13,793View data - Missouri
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$17,823View data - Massachusetts
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price$14,456View data - New York
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment49Net price$19,310View data - Texas
Exposito School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14Net price$16,133View data - Tennessee
Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment116Net price$22,321View data - Illinois
Gem City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment41Net price$11,843View data - Illinois
Hair Professionals Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$19,133View data - New Jersey
Innovate Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment288Net price$42,607View data - Virginia
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics
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JT's Cuts Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price$15,305View data - Iowa
La James International College-Cedar Falls
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$18,569View data - Ohio
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$18,476View data - Oregon
Phagans Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment59Net price$12,611View data - Louisiana
Pineville Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$9,312View data - Oklahoma
Ponca City Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$7,597View data - Florida
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
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Protege Academy
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$20,177View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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