The Beauty Institute
About
The Beauty Institute is a nationally accredited beauty school located in Pennsylvania, with campuses in Philadelphia, Ambler, Allentown, and Stroudsburg. It focuses on cosmetology and beauty programs, offering hands-on training designed to prepare students for careers in the beauty industry. The institution has over 40 years of educational experience in hairdressing and emphasizes a practical, salon-style learning environment.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 32.0-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.
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.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 7
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Sep 2022Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Dec 2020Removal of Monitoring StatusNational 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, 128 students received $630K in Pell grants, alongside $834K 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 67 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Beauty Institute
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
- Public property1
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.
Beauty Institute vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Beauty Institute 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe Beauty Institute | 68% | — | 70 | $15,916 | — |
| — | 92.9% | 154 | $23,787 | — | |
| — | — | 238 | $12,108 | — | |
| — | — | 135 | $16,635 | — | |
| — | — | 125 | $16,532 | — | |
| — | — | 175 | $14,739 | — | |
| — | — | 200 | $32,349 | — | |
| — | — | 168 | $16,926 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $17,329 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $16,191 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $17,230 | — | |
| — | — | 199 | $10,946 | — | |
| — | — | 110 | $13,880 | — | |
| — | — | 139 | $23,798 | — | |
| — | — | 61 | $5,538 | — | |
| — | — | 181 | $27,260 | — | |
| — | — | 200 | $27,398 | — | |
| — | — | 87 | $22,828 | — | |
| — | — | 107 | $13,460 | — | |
| — | — | 174 | $27,230 | — | |
| — | — | 137 | $20,861 | — | |
| — | — | 130 | $18,166 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | $20,938 | — | |
| — | — | 165 | $20,037 | — | |
| — | — | 172 | $21,059 | — | |
| — | — | 310 | $27,448 | — | |
| — | — | 157 | $20,947 | — | |
| — | — | 100 | $9,859 | — | |
| — | — | 271 | $21,552 | — | |
| — | — | 140 | $28,309 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $10,496 | — | |
| Peer group median | 68% | 92.9% | 152 | $18,166 |
Institutions like Beauty Institute
Explore the federal data for institutions in Beauty Institute's comparison group.
- Washington
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
Grad rate—Admit rate92.9%Enrollment154Net price$23,787View data - Oregon
Aveda Institute-Portland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment238Net price$12,108View data - Iowa
Capri College-Davenport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment135Net price$16,635View data - Nebraska
College of Hair Design-East Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment125Net price$16,532View data - Indiana
Denmark College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment175Net price$14,739View data - Ohio
Elite School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price$32,349View data - Ohio
Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment168Net price$16,926View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$17,329View data - Maine
Empire Beauty School-Maine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$16,191View data - South Carolina
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$17,230View data - Minnesota
Model College of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment199Net price$10,946View data - Louisiana
My Le's Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment110Net price$13,880View data - Oregon
Northwest College-Eugene
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment139Net price$23,798View data - Florida
Parisian Spa Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price$5,538View data - Ohio
Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment181Net price$27,260View data - Ohio
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price$27,398View data - Tennessee
Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment87Net price$22,828View data - Missouri
Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment107Net price$13,460View data - Florida
Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment174Net price$27,230View data - Arizona
Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment137Net price$20,861View data - North Carolina
Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment130Net price$18,166View data - Iowa
PCI Academy-Iowa City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment113Net price$20,938View data - Minnesota
PCI Academy-Plymouth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment165Net price$20,037View data - Ohio
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment172Net price$21,059View data - Florida
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment310Net price$27,448View data - Missouri
Summit Salon Academy Kansas City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment157Net price$20,947View data - Tennessee
TC Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment100Net price$9,859View data - Virginia
The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment271Net price$21,552View data - Maryland
The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment140Net price$28,309View data - Wisconsin
VICI Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$10,496View data
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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