Private (for-profit)

Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·ssag.edu
Acceptance
52.0%
-14.6pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
76%
Total enrollment
83
peer median 128
Avg net price
$15,818
-$2.1k vs peer
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About

Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville is a cosmetology school located in Gainesville, Florida. It offers various programs focused on beauty and wellness training, although the founding year and size of the institution are not mentioned.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
50
50 candidates competed
Admitted
26
52.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
15
57.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
76%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

89.0pp gap
Pell recipients
89%
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
47%
$13,000 debt · $27,744 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 2009Next review Sep 2026

Action history · 6

  1. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. May 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Mar 2021Removal of Monitoring Status
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Feb 2020Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    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$15,323
$30–48k$15,333
$48–75k$16,522
$75–110k$19,920
$110k+$19,920

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,818
-$2,125vs peer median $17,944
Federal loans
62.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 81 students received $387K in Pell grants, alongside $294K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
81
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$387K
$386,866 total
Direct Loans
$294K
124 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$148K
62 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$146K
62 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 55 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
55
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.6%
2017
20.0%
2018
15.1%
2019
0.0%
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 SSAG

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
83
12-mo unduplicated
209
Undergraduate
209
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
2%4
Women
98%205

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.9%
Black
32.2%
Hispanic
13.0%
Two or more
3.4%
Unknown
2.7%
Asian
0.7%

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 · 145 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 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
    16.0:1

    SSAG vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SSAG selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectSummit Salon Academy-Gainesville
    76%52.0%83$15,818
    Acaydia School of Aesthetics
    113$19,568
    Advanced Barber College and Hair Design
    91$20,784
    Asher Institute of Hampton
    144$19,593
    Associated Barber College of San Diego
    121$20,688
    Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville
    121$18,142
    Chris Beauty College
    73$17,940
    Cortiva Institute
    95$26,629
    Empire Beauty School-Bloomington
    128$17,164
    Empire Beauty School-Brooklyn
    98$18,430
    Empire Beauty School-Savannah
    127$17,452
    Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley
    176$17,467
    Gould's Academy
    148$11,205
    Hollywood Institute
    215$18,627
    International College of Cosmetology
    113$1,973
    Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia
    127$16,640
    Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta
    118$17,947
    Long Island Beauty School-Hauppauge
    232$23,106
    Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Denton
    228$18,818
    Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham
    129$13,735
    Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman
    129$14,006
    Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and Nails
    150$10,963
    Shear Excellence Hair Academy
    118$42,367
    Sierra College of Beauty
    220$11,519
    Stacey James Institute
    90$16,707
    Stewart School
    133$16,329
    Summit Salon Academy-Lexington
    81.3%154$13,809
    Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy
    175$21,156
    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria
    125$20,508
    Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy
    129$25,694
    Peer group median76%66.6%128$17,944

    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.

    Frequently asked questions about Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SSAG.

    What is the acceptance rate at Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville?

    Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville's acceptance rate is 52.0% (26 admitted from 50 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville?

    Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville?

    Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville reports a total enrollment of 83 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville?

    The average net price at Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville is $15,818 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville?

    Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville's yield rate is 57.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville located?

    Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville is located in Gainesville, Florida 32607.

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