Salon Success Academy - Upland
About
Salon Success Academy-Upland is a beauty school located in Upland, California, focusing on programs such as Cosmetology, Esthetics, Barbering, and Manicuring. The academy is part of a larger network with additional locations in Corona, Fontana, Redlands, Riverside, and West Covina.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
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.
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 7
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Secondary Schools
- Feb 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2023Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2023Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational 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, 300 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M 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 155 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (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 Salon Success Academy-Upland
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
- On campus2
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.
Salon Success Academy-Upland vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Salon Success Academy-Upland 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSalon Success Academy-Upland | 91% | — | 254 | $16,626 | — |
| — | — | 253 | $12,808 | — | |
Atlanta School of Massage | — | — | — | $27,774 | — |
| — | — | 175 | $20,934 | — | |
| — | — | 265 | $23,187 | — | |
| — | — | 290 | $19,538 | — | |
| — | — | 316 | $26,507 | — | |
| — | — | 209 | $22,076 | — | |
| — | — | 227 | $15,580 | — | |
| — | — | 245 | $13,563 | — | |
| — | — | 194 | $15,659 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $28,383 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $18,565 | — | |
| — | — | 306 | $10,187 | — | |
| — | — | 218 | $18,597 | — | |
| — | — | 264 | $14,760 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $12,731 | — | |
| — | — | 359 | $28,094 | — | |
| — | — | 242 | $18,970 | — | |
| — | — | 374 | $22,325 | — | |
| — | — | 256 | $12,804 | — | |
| — | — | 237 | $21,895 | — | |
| — | — | 179 | $18,979 | — | |
| — | — | 224 | $18,012 | — | |
| — | — | 287 | $13,704 | — | |
| — | — | 361 | $25,035 | — | |
| — | — | 286 | $26,369 | — | |
| — | — | 176 | $18,518 | — | |
| — | 95.8% | 346 | $16,964 | — | |
| Peer group median | 91% | 95.8% | 249 | $18,597 |
Institutions like Salon Success Academy-Upland
Explore the federal data for institutions in Salon Success Academy-Upland's comparison group.
- Florida
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment253Net price$12,808View data - Georgia
Atlanta School of Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$27,774 - Louisiana
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment175Net price$20,934View data - Indiana
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment265Net price$23,187View data - Ohio
Aveda Institute-Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment290Net price$19,538View data - Texas
Avenue Five Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment316Net price$26,507View data - Kansas
Bellus Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment209Net price$22,076View data - California
California College of Barbering and Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment227Net price$15,580View data - Arkansas
Career Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment245Net price$13,563View data - New York
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment194Net price$15,659View data - Maryland
Cortiva Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$28,383View data - Michigan
David Pressley School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$18,565View data - New Hampshire
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment306Net price$10,187View data - Florida
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment218Net price$18,597View data - Texas
Houston Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment264Net price$14,760View data - Florida
La Belle Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$12,731View data - California
Milan Institute-Merced
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$28,094View data - Maryland
Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment242Net price$18,970View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment374Net price$22,325View data - South Carolina
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment256Net price$12,804View data - Tennessee
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment237Net price$21,895View data - Kansas
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment179Net price$18,979View data - Idaho
Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment224Net price$18,012View data - Utah
Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment287Net price$13,704View data - Texas
Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment361Net price$25,035View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment286Net price$26,369View data - Iowa
PCI Academy-Ames
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment176Net price$18,518View data - New Jersey
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Grad rate—Admit rate95.8%Enrollment346Net price$16,964View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Salon Success Academy-Upland.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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